"flagman" meaning in All languages combined

See flagman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flagmen [plural]
Etymology: From flag + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flag|man}} flag + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|flagmen}} flagman (plural flagmen)
  1. A man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling. Translations (One who carries a flag): сигналист (signalist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 旗手 (qíshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), liputtaja (Finnish), lippumies (Finnish), 旗手 (kishu) (alt: きしゅ) (Japanese), тушы (tuşy) (Kazakh), 기수 (gisu) (alt: 棋手) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-flagman-en-noun-7YBBFErn Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'One who carries a flag': 60 40
  2. A man who raises a flag.
    Sense id: en-flagman-en-noun-bKYyxrfK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of People: 48 52

Inflected forms

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