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signalman

[ sig-nl-muh n ]

/ ˈsɪg nl mən /

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noun, plural sig·nal·men.

a person whose occupation or duty is signaling, as on a railroad or in the army.

Origin of signalman

First recorded in 1730–40; signal + -man

OTHER WORDS FROM signalman

un·der·sig·nal·man, noun, plural un·der·sig·nal·men.

Words nearby signalman

signal red, signal transduction pathway, signal-to-noise ratio, signalize, signally, signalman, signalment, signatory, signature, signature loan, signature tune

Example sentences from the Web for signalman

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
He then went to Karazin as signalman and operative in the railway works.

Maxim Gorki |Hans Ostwald
“I have not seen them this quarter of an hour, sir,” replied the signalman, protecting his glass from the rain under his jacket.

Mr. Midshipman Easy |Captain Frederick Marryat
A signalman sat cross-legged on the ground back of each battery.

"And they thought we wouldn't fight" |Floyd Gibbons

A signalman promptly switched it on to a siding, and the French attacked it.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott

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