Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pointsman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pointsman \Points"man\, n.; pl. {-men} (-men).
A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pointsman
n : (British) a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct
traffic
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