how to pronounce signalman

/ˈsɪɡ.nəl.mən/

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signalman is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of signalman

noun:

Somebody employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
Somebody employed to direct rigging or crane operations by providing a different point of view.
A member of the armed forces responsible for signalling.

signalman frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word signalman occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics signalman can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that signalman can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;