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Noun: pointsman (pointsmen)  poynts-mun
Usage: Brit
  1. A policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic
     
  2. A man who operates railway switches
    - switchman [N. Amer]

Derived forms: pointsmen

Type of: manipulator, operator, traffic cop

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