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signalman

noun
/ˈsɪɡnəl.mən/

Etymology

From signal + -man.

  1. derived from signum
  2. derived from signālis
  3. derived from signāle
  4. derived from segnal
  5. suffixed as signalman — “signal + man”

Definitions

  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.
    • The length ganger saw the train passing with the van derailed and promptly telephoned the Sandbach signalman, who restored his signals to danger, but not in time to stop the train before the final derailment occurred.

  2. A member of the armed forces responsible for signalling.

  3. Somebody employed to direct rigging or crane operations by providing a different point of…

    Somebody employed to direct rigging or crane operations by providing a different point of view.

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Derived

handsignalman, hand signalman

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA