flagman

[ flag-muhn ]
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noun,plural flag·men.

  1. a person who signals with a flag or lantern, as at a railroad crossing.

  2. a person who has charge of or carries a flag.

Origin of flagman

1
First recorded in 1660–70; flag1 + -man

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British Dictionary definitions for flagman

flagman

/ (ˈflæɡmən) /

nounplural -men

  1. a person who has charge of, carries, or signals with a flag, esp a railway employee

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