gripman

As nouns the difference between terms and gripman

is that terms is while gripman is a man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car.

As nouns the difference between gripmen and gripman

is that gripmen is while gripman is a man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car.

As nouns the difference between grip and gripman

is that grip is a hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand or grip can be (dialectal) a small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain or grip can be (obsolete) the griffin while gripman is a man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car.

As a verb grip

is to take hold of, particularly with the hand.