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flagman en · NOUN

Etymology

From flag + -man.

Meanings

1. A man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
   • At the approach to Southampton Terminus, double track branches off to the left, runs alongside the platforms and then cuts across Canute Road on an open crossing under the protection of a flagman. 1959 February, G. Freeman Allen, “Southampton—Gateway to the Ocean”, in Trains Illustrated, page 88:
2. A man who raises a flag.
   • "The Bands played the National Anthem and the Royal Standard was cracked by the Flagman and flown beside the clocktower at the top of the Horse Guards building."https://www.army.mod.uk/news/splendour-and-precision-from-the-british-army-for-the-japanese-state-visit/

Forms

Translations (7)

fi lippumies (One who carries a flag) · fi liputtaja (One who carries a flag) · kk тушы (One who carries a flag) · ja 旗手 (One who carries a flag) · ko 기수 (One who carries a flag) · cmn 旗手 (One who carries a flag) · bg сигналист (One who carries a flag)