BRAKEMAN Meaning of BRAKEMAN in English ■ noun ( plural brakemen ) 1》 ( Brit. also brakesman ) chiefly N. Amer. a railway worker responsible for a train's brakes. 2》 a person in charge of the brakes in a bobsleigh. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004