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Definition of "shunter" []

  • A railway locomotive used for shunting; a switcher (noun)
  • A person who carries out shunting operations (noun)

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Use "shunter" in a sentence
  • "He was shunting locos in the yard at Wembley one night accompanied by the shunter."
  • "Rachel did this by 'herself' with the shunter watching - when 'she' had finished 'she' said to the shunter testily "If you had been a gentleman you would have done that for me." to which the shunter said "And if you had been a lady I would have done.""
  • "The poor shunter - he's the one who has to go home and explain the love-bites to his missus."