Pointsman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pointsman \Points"man\, n.; pl. {-men} (-men).
     A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pointsman
       n : a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic