pointsman

2 definitions found

pointsman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

pointsman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pointsman
      n 1: a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic