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signalman

noun sig·nal·man \ˈsig-nəl-mən, -ˌman\

: a person who has the job of operating signals on a railway

: a person in the military who is trained to send and receive signals

Full Definition of SIGNALMAN

:  a person who signals or works with signals (as on a railway)
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First Known Use of SIGNALMAN

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