flagman

[ flag-muh n ]

/ ˈflæg mən /

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noun, plural flag·men.

a person who signals with a flag or lantern, as at a railroad crossing.

a person who has charge of or carries a flag.

Nearby words

flagg, flagging, flaggy, flagitious, flagler, flagman, flagon, flagpole, flagrant, flagrante delicto, flags

Origin of flagman

First recorded in 1660–70; flag¹ + -man

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Examples from the Web for flagman

Let the master mechanic or the division engineer of many years' service report the flagman whose tenure may have been very brief.
Letters from an Old Railway Official|Charles DeLano Hine
The flagman unrolled his flag, and then he looked both ways along the road that crossed the railroad.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's|Laura Lee Hope
A few rods away from the flagman's house was a pit that had recently been excavated for some purpose and then abandoned.
Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm|Alice B. Emerson
Up until that Thursday morning he was in the employ of the company as a flagman.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various

"Albany" worked as a flagman in one of the surveying parties.
Pioneering in Cuba|James Meade Adams

British Dictionary definitions for flagman

flagman

/ (ˈflæɡmən) /

noun plural -men

a person who has charge of, carries, or signals with a flag, esp a railway employee

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flagman

noun, plural flag·men.

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Origin of flagman

Examples from the Web for flagman

British Dictionary definitions for flagman

flagman

noun plural -men