shunter

Meanings

Plural: shunters

Noun

a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips
A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
A person who carries out shunting operations.
One who shunts (carries on arbitrage between London and provincial stock exchanges).

Origin / Etymology

From shunt + -er.

Synonyms

;, hostler, shunting engine, switch engine, switcher, switchman, yard jockey

Scrabble Score: 10

shunter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shunter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shunter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

shunter is a valid Words With Friends word