"switchman" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1959 August, Flt. Lt. R. M. Williams, “The German Federal Railways today: 2. Modern signalling at Hanover”, in Trains Illustrated, page 387:",
          "text": "This route is repeated automatically on the control panel of the appropriate box as flashing indications covering the track circuits involved and the switchman obeys the instruction by setting up the required route.",
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        "A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks."
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          "roman": "kleidoúchos",
          "sense": "railway switch operator",
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          "word": "κλειδούχος"
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          "sense": "railway switch operator",
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        "A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard."
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