"handsignalman" meaning in All languages combined

See handsignalman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: handsignalmen [plural], hand signalman [alternative]
Etymology: From hand + signalman. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hand|signalman}} hand + signalman Head templates: {{en-noun|handsignalmen}} handsignalman (plural handsignalmen)
  1. A person who gives a signal by hand, in particular on a railway.
    Sense id: en-handsignalman-en-noun-5c-Vm~dl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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