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banksman

British  
/ ˈbæŋksmən /

noun

  1. a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib

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An inquest jury previously found no banksman - trained to direct vehicles - was present, the excavator was parked in an "area of restricted movement" and it had "not been instructed to operate".

From BBC Mar. 23, 2024

An inquest jury later found no banksman - trained to direct vehicles - was present, the excavator was parked in an "area of restricted movement" and it had "not been instructed to operate".

From BBC Jan. 31, 2024

Driving up the shaft with "incredible power," flames shot through the mouth of the pit, reportedly blowing the banksman - the man in charge of loading the cages - from his post.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2017

Ey, please God," answered the banksman, dashing away a furtive drop that had rolled on to his cheek; "there'll be my childer, and my childer's childer, and their childer, forby.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine

“Yes, some one will go, I dare say, as soon as it’s safe; but it would not do to go yet,” answered the banksman.

From Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading by William Henry Giles Kingston

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