flagman

[ flag-muhn ]
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noun,plural flag·men.
  1. a person who signals with a flag or lantern, as at a railroad crossing.

  2. a person who has charge of or carries a flag.

Origin of flagman

1
First recorded in 1660–70; flag1 + -man

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How to use flagman in a sentence

  • The division engineer, with his front flagman, had already galloped half a mile away across the plain.

    Campmates | Kirk Munroe
  • He has also made some changes in his force, and is going to see what sort of a front flagman Glen Eddy will make.

    Campmates | Kirk Munroe
  • Three shrill whistle calls sent a sleepy flagman racing to set the switch of the siding.

    Empire Builders | Francis Lynde
  • Heres a handful, my hearty, and the flagman darted into the little shanty and out again with a fistful of great chunks of chalk.

    Bound to Succeed | Allen Chapman
  • The flagman on the end of the train had helped the boy aboard the last car as the train started to move.

British Dictionary definitions for flagman

flagman

/ (ˈflæɡmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a person who has charge of, carries, or signals with a flag, esp a railway employee

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