signalman

The signalman touched his hat, and the little row of flags ran fluttering up in the breeze.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Note, however, that if the signalman had belonged to another company it would have been quite otherwise.
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry
After that he gave the whistle to let Smithy know the signalman was fixed, and that he had better go back to the beach to wait.
The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire|Herbert Carter
Dave Darrin was now in the bow, with the signalman at his side, who would turn on the searchlight when so ordered.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service|H. Irving Hancock

Incidentally my signalman substituted the word "darned" for "damned" and, when corrected, spelt the word "dammed" as a compromise.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge|Alfred F. B. Carpenter

British Dictionary definitions for signalman

signalman

/ (ˈsɪɡnəlmən) /

noun plural -men

a railway employee in charge of the signals and points within a section

a man who sends and receives signals, esp in the navy

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