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Meaning of "pointsman" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF POINTSMAN

ˈpɔɪntsˌmæn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POINTSMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pointsman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POINTSMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Switchman

A switchman or pointsman is a rail transport worker whose original job was to operate various railway switches or points on a railroad. It also refers to a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yard or terminal or one who operates the switches of mine tracks in a coal mine.

Definition of pointsman in the English dictionary

The definition of pointsman in the dictionary is a person who operates railway points US and Canadian equivalent: switchman. Other definition of pointsman is a policeman or traffic warden on point duty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POINTSMAN

ambulanceman · birdman · businessman · cameraman · caveman · chessman · deadman · freedman · gasman · handyman · ironman · mailman · sandman · serviceman · snowman · spaceman · spiderman · strongman · superman · taxman

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POINTSMAN

pointed · pointed arch · pointel · pointelle · pointer · Pointers · pointille · pointillism · pointillisme · pointillist · pointilliste · pointillistic · pointing · pointless · points · points dappui · points system · pointy · pointy-head

WORDS THAT END LIKE POINTSMAN

aircraftsman · batsman · craftsman · draftsman · draughtsman · eightsman · grantsman · handcraftsman · handicraftsman · huntsman · leading aircraftsman · opening batsman · plantsman · puntsman · raftsman · Scotsman · sightsman · spokesman · sportsman · woodcraftsman · yachtsman

Synonyms and antonyms of pointsman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pointsman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POINTSMAN

Find out the translation of pointsman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pointsman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pointsman» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

交通警察
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pointsman
570 millions of speakers
en

English

pointsman
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

pointsman
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرطي المرور
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

стрелочник
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

agulheiro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সুইচম্যান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

aiguilleur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pengarah
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Weichensteller
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

pointsman
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

pointsman
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pointsman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pointsman
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

pointsman
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पॉईंटमन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

makasçı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

scambista
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pointsman
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

стрілочник
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

acar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pointsman
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spoorweg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pointsman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pointsman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pointsman

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POINTSMAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of pointsman
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pointsman

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POINTSMAN»

Discover the use of pointsman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pointsman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Epic Voices: Inner and Global Impulse in the Contemporary ...
Yet the public Pointsman must deny this depth as we are told that "[Pointsman never shows these excursions of his to anyone]" (226). They are excursions because they are outside of Pointsman's assumed stance toward the outside world, ...
Robert Arlett, 1996
2
Chronoschisms: Time, Narrative, and Postmodernism
As sympathetic a figure as Mexico may be, then, his methods do not offer any solution to the problems raised by the narrative.13 Thirdly, although Pointsman fails miserably in the end, his theory concerning Slothrop turns out to be much closer ...
Ursula K. Heise, 1997
3
Pynchon and History: Metahistorical Rhetoric and Postmodern ...
Pointsman ought to be seeking the answer at the interface [ . . . ] oughtn't he [ . . . ] on the cortex of Lieutenant Slothrop. (144) Pointsman's fear of Slothrop, as Thomas Schaub notes, is really a displaced reaction to the terrifying new science,  ...
Shawn Smith, 2005
4
Gravity's Rainbow, Domination, and Freedom
learn.2 To Pointsman, the American lieutenant's brain simply houses a singu- lar, enigmatic psycho-physical process that seems to reverse cause and effect; once he has experimentally unlocked its mysterious challenge to determin- ist logic, ...
Luc Herman, Steven C. Weisenburger, 2013
5
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
I know Uule 86, that all facing-points, not worked from a cabin, have to be held by the pointsman when a train is passing over thein. I cannot say that this rule is always adhered to at this station. The pointsman has sometimes other work to do  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1889
6
Techniques of Subversion in Modern Literature: ...
One of the most striking occurs in Gravity's Rainbow, with the opposition that he sets up between the two colleagues, Ned Pointsman and Roger Mexico. Both men are engaged in psychological research at the "White Visitation," but here the  ...
M. Keith Booker, 1991
7
The Bengal Regulations: The Acts of the Governor-general in ...
Unless these duties are, by special instructions, im- Point* to be kept clear. poged onBome other railway 8errant, every Pointsman must keep the points under his charge clean and clear, and whenever a train has passed, mutt remove anything  ...
Punjab (India), Sir Henry Adolphus Byden Rattigan, Alweyne Turner, 1899
8
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Duncan Campbell, 2\ years in the service, at Rogart since June as porter and pointsman, before that at Lentran as pointsman : " The station-master " and myself were both on duty on the morning " of the collision. I arrived at the station about ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1877
9
Sessional Papers
18. Sultan Hamoud — Signaller . . Pointsman . . Rupees. 70 12 82 14. Kiu— Station-master Pointsman . . • « 70 12 82 15. Machakos Road — Station-master Pointsmen . . 80 24 104 16. Kapiti Plains — Station-master Pointsman . . 70 12 82 17.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1901
10
Kenya Gazette
194. Report when points damaged. Whenever points, crossings or guard rails are damaged, the Pointsman must immediately report the. circumstance to the Station Master. 195. Pointsman not to leave points. No Pointsman shall, while on duty ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POINTSMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pointsman is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tainted Louis Berger official was also involved in Rs 3000 crore …
... water and sewage management project, was also the pointsman for another project, the Rs. 3000 crore worth Mopa Greenfield airport in Goa ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
Railway employees suspended from service on Gujranwala train crash
Faisalabad Loco Shed assistant driver Muhammad Fayaz and pointsman Shahid Mahmood Bhatti were found directly involved while Chief ... «PakTribune.com, Jul 15»
3
'Overspeeding caused Gujranwala train accident'
... assistant driver of S-318 Down of locoshed, Faisalabad, Shahid Mehmood, s/o Muhammad Sadiq, pointsman (Guard of S-318), Faisalabad. «The News International, Jul 15»
4
Keck Foundation Awards $1.5 Million for New Method to Cool Atoms …
He established The Pointsman Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the production and use of stable isotopes and ... «University of Texas at Austin News, Jul 15»
5
With Vyapam, Another Modi Rival Lands in Crisis
... the taint of the Vyapam case, the RSS top brass replaced Soni with Krishna Gopal as its new pointsman for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). «NDTV, Jul 15»
6
Man assaults station master, flees
During a random check, a pointsman at the station asked Keshava Poojary, a resident of Mangalpete, to produce his platform ticket. Keshava ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Inquiry into near head-on train collision
Apart from questioning the Station Master and the pointsman, the inquiry team also looked into the inspections carried out by higher officials at ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Euclid Tsakalotos, Greece' discreet new finance minister
Tsakalotos, a 55-year-old leftist economist who had been a pointsman in Greece's bailout talks, was named as Varoufakis' replacement hours ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
9
Woman, son fall off moving suburban train in Chennai
A pointsman, who noticed the woman falling, alerted the guard of the train and a member of the public called up the 108 ambulance service. «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Pointsman Blamed for Near Train Collision
Pointsman Dilip Kumar was asked to clamp the tracks manually to align train movement. However, he clamped the track in the wrong direction. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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