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noun
Somebody employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A member of the armed forces responsible for signalling.
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noun
Somebody employed to direct rigging or crane operations by providing a different point of view.
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a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: signaler, signaller, trainman, railroader, railroad man, railwayman, railway man
History
Etymology tree English signal Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English signalman From signal + -man.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
