signalman
[sig-nl-muh n]
noun, plural sig·nal·men.
a person whose occupation or duty is signaling, as on a railroad or in the army.
Origin of signalman
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Historical Examples of signalman
By and by the brakeman shouted to the signalman in the gray silence of the morning.
A Son of HagarSir Hall Caine
While Tom was inspecting we rested in the signal-station and talked to the signalman.
The Last VoyageLady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
"It is a most extraordinary thing, sir," said the signalman whom we had come to relieve.
A Master of MysteriesL. T. Meade
He then went to Karazin as signalman and operative in the railway works.
Maxim GorkiHans Ostwald
"Steady with that light there, signalman," he commanded suddenly.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean ServiceH. Irving Hancock
signalman
noun plural -men
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