switchman

switch·man

S0949100 (swĭch′mən)n. A man who operates railroad switches.

switchman

(ˈswɪtʃmən) n, pl -men (Railways) US and Canadian a person who operates railway points. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): pointsman

switch•man

(ˈswɪtʃ mən)

n., pl. -men. a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad. [1835–45]

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switchman - a man who operates railroad switchesmanipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"

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