signalman
/ˈsɪɡn(ə)lmən
/noun (plural signalmen)
1A railway worker responsible for operating signals and points.Perhaps the only trades which are exclusive to railways in their nomenclature are platelayers, shunters and signalmen....
- Railway shunters, pointsmen, signalmen and yardmasters began an indefinite strike at midnight on August 5, demanding the immediate settlement of salary anomalies.
- You could see the local signal box with the signalman busy in it.
1.1A person responsible for sending and receiving naval or military signals.Mr Cammish started out at sea as a junior signalman in the Royal Navy in 1949 and after eight years travelling the world, he joined the Coastguard in 1957....
- Combat experience made signalmen constantly adjust their views on how to develop the communications system.
- Since the flight medic will first be lowered to the ground to continue treatment of the casualty, he becomes the primary signalman for the hoist.
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