trainiac

Mot-valise composé de train et de maniac.

trainiac \ˈtɹeɪniˌæk\

1. (Informel) Ferrovipathe, passionné de chemins de fer.
   • The Lomita Railroad Museum was once a regular stop on our shopping trips, a little reward for my trainiac. — (Kathie Weir, A Parent’s Guide to Los Angeles: Friendly Advice for Touring Los Angeles with Children, Mars Publishing, Inc. (2001), ISBN 9780967512716, page 29, 2001)
   • There are still trainiacs, for sure — approximately 300,000 hardcore train hobbyists in the United States, who spend about $500 million on their passion. — (James B. Twitchell, Where Men Hide, Columbia University Press (2006), ISBN 9780231137348, page 77, 2006)
   • Sheldon Cooper: It’s official. I’m an HO trainiac. — (Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Jim Reynolds, "The Pulled Groin Extrapolation", episode 5-3 of The Big Bang Theory, 00:10:27-00:10:32, 29 septembre 2011)

• gunzel (Australie)
• railbuff
• railfan

• Cet article utilise des informations de l’article du Wiktionnaire en anglais, sous licence CC-BY-SA-3.0 : trainiac.