"pointsman" meaning in English

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        "A man in charge of railroad points or switches."
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        "(rail transport) A man in charge of railroad points or switches."
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          "roman": "streločnik",
          "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
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          "word": "стрелочник"
        },
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          "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
          "word": "wisselwachter"
        },
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
          "word": "strelocnikka"
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          "roman": "svŕtničar",
          "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
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            "masculine"
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        },
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          "roman": "koljajoprevodnjik",
          "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
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          "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "zwrotniczy"
        },
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          "roman": "kāṇṭevālā",
          "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
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        "(rail transport) A man in charge of railroad points or switches."
      ],
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "streločnik",
      "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "стрелочник"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
      "word": "wisselwachter"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
      "word": "strelocnikka"
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      "roman": "svŕtničar",
      "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
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      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
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        "masculine",
        "person"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zwrotniczy"
    },
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      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "kāṇṭevālā",
      "sense": "a man in charge of railroad points or switches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਕਾਂਟੇਵਾਲਾ"
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