haltkeeper

English

Etymology

From halt +‎ keeper.

Noun

haltkeeper (plural haltkeepers)

1. A person in charge of a halt (a small railroad station).
   • 1978, Alan Arthur Jackson, London's Local Railways, David and Charles, page 143:

     ... tickets were 'issued by the haltkeeper '.

   • 2023 May 21, Wikipedia contributors, “Cheriton Halt railway station”, in English Wikipedia‎^[1], Wikimedia Foundation:

     Each platform was equipped with basic facilities: a ticket hut and waiting shelter, running-in boards and a row of gas lamps kept by the resident haltkeeper.