Pointsmen's
mən noun, plural points·men. British.
1.
a railway switchman.
2.
a police officer who directs traffic, as at an intersection.
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| —n , pl -men | |
| 1. | US and Canadian equivalent: switchman a person who operates railway points |
| 2. | a policeman or traffic warden on point duty |
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