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Signalman

//ˈsɪɡnəl.mən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Somebody employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.

    "With extra traffic, numerous boat trains to and from Southampton Docks, and working of empty stock, his job, like that of most signalmen, is no sinecure."

  2. 2
    a male railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard wordnet
  3. 3
    A member of the armed forces responsible for signalling.
  4. 4
    Somebody employed to direct rigging or crane operations by providing a different point of view.

Etymology

signal + -man

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