"green man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|green men}} green man (plural green men)
  1. (chiefly UK) A small figure of a walking man illuminated in green on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is safe to cross the road. Tags: UK Related terms: Green Man, little green man
    Sense id: en-green_man-en-noun-9GxfqUvG Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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