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pointsmen

pointsmen is the plural of pointsman.

Meaning of pointsman

Noun

pointsman (plural pointsmen)

  1. (UK) A man in charge of railroad points (switches).
    • A pointsman's back straightened itself upright suddenly against a tramway standard by Mr Bloom's window.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 6: Hades]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 88
    Synonyms:
    switchman

Questions about pointsmen

What is pointsmen the plural of?
Pointsmen is the plural of pointsman.

Words near pointsmen in the dictionary

  1. pointset
  2. pointsets
  3. pointsettia
  4. pointsettias
  5. pointsman
  6. pointsmen
  7. pointsperson
  8. pointswoman
  9. pointswomen
  10. pointvetch
  11. pointvetches

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