German word

Lokführer

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈlɔkˌfyːʁɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nountrain driver

Example

Ich danke dem Lokführer für seine Hilfe.

I thank the train driver for his help.

Illustration for Lokführer (train driver)

More examples

Als Lokführer trägt er große Verantwortung.

As a train driver, he bears great responsibility.

Core concept

The operator in the locomotive cab who guides a whole train along the railway.

Common phrases

  • mit dem Lokführer

    with the train driver

  • als Lokführer

    as a train driver

  • der Lokführer des Zuges

    the driver of the train

Similar words

Triebfahrzeugführer: Official occupational title for an operator of a powered railway vehicle.
Lokomotivführer: Traditional name for the person driving a locomotive.
Zugbegleiter: Train crew member who assists passengers and oversees their safety onboard.

Definition in German

Berufliche Bezeichnung für jemanden, der einen Zug durch Bedienung der Lokomotive führt.

Word origin

The word was formed from the railway term Lok, shortened from Lokomotive, and Führer, the agent noun of führen, meaning to lead or operate.

Usage tips

  • In the example, dem Lokführer is dative after danken, whose recipient is marked with dem rather than den or der.

Other meanings

  • locomotive engineernoun

Related words

  • Lokführerinfemale train drivernoun
  • Lokführerausbildungtrain driver trainingnoun

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