pointsman

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pointsman

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From points + man.

noun pointsmen

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.
Similar: switchman

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"pointsman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pointsman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pointsman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pointsman

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"pointsman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pointsman.

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@misc{pointsman_2026,
  title = {pointsman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pointsman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}