stationmaster

/ˈsteɪʃənˈmɑːstə/

Etymology

From station + master.

stationmaster means the person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.“The glare, the flies, while they waited, and he and the stationmaster put their heads together over the time-table, trying to find this other train, which, of course, they wouldn't catch.”