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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
1737
Rhymes with SIGNALMAN
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