conductor
noun
someone on a bus or train who checks passengers’ tickets and collects money
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People who work on trains and railways
guard
noun
someone on a train whose job is to check tickets, announce the stations, and look after the passengers. The American word is conductor.
ticket collector
noun
someone at a station who takes the tickets from passengers as they get off the train
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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