POINTSMAN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pointsman" is a kind of...):

traffic cop (a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)