pinmen

Noun

pinman (plural pinmen)

1. One whose job involves working with pins (any sense).
   • The modern haberdasher has swallowed up the mercer, the draper, the skinner, among the ancient trades, and the hosier, the glover, the needlemaker, the pinman, and we know not how many more, among more modern trades.1850, The Gentleman's Magazine - Volume 187, page 27
2. A rudimentary drawing of a figure, such as a stick figure.
   • A red pinman means wait, a green pinman means cross, and he flashes when the crossing period is ending.1969, The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal - Volume 102, page 26