numbertaker

English

Etymology

From number +‎ taker, or number +‎ take +‎ -er.

Noun

numbertaker (plural numbertakers)

1. A person employed to note down numbers, in particular on railways where fleet numbers of wagons were recorded.
   • 1942 July-August, T. F. Cameron, “How the Staff of a Railway is Recruited”, in Railway Magazine, page 205:

     Goods Traffic Grades
     

#*:: Lad Porter #*:: [...] #*:: Step 2—Porter Grade 1, Goods Shunter Class 4, Shunt Horse Driver, Numbertaker, Traffic Timekeeper, etc.

#*:: [...]