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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and trainmaster

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while trainmaster is a superintendent or supervisor of an american us freight railroad the trainmaster is responsible for enforcing policies of the rail company, for train movements, locomotive assignments, crew assignments, personnel management, discipline, derailments and more in the past, trainmasters were promoted brakemen or conductors who retained their union seniority.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    trainmaster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A superintendent or supervisor of an American U.S. freight railroad. The trainmaster is responsible for enforcing policies of the rail company, for train movements, locomotive assignments, crew assignments, personnel management, discipline, derailments and more. In the past, trainmasters were promoted brakemen or conductors who retained their union seniority.

    • References

    *Brotherton, William J. Burlington Northern Adventures: Railroading in the Days of the Caboose