signalman
noun
sig·nal·man
ˈsig-nᵊl-mən 
-ˌman
: a person who signals or works with signals (as on a railway)
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Shortly before his death, Becker completed his final film, Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse (The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station), a real-life drama about an East German signalman who helped more than 100 people flee the GDR via his station in East Berlin.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
The visit holds personal significance for Biden, whose father, Donald Jacobs, served as a Navy signalman during World War II.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
His father was a railway signalman, his mother a maid.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The Association of American Railroads trade group said in a statement that the new dispatcher and signalmen rules aren’t likely to make a significant improvement in safety because the railroads already train their employees.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 21 May 2024
According to the National Archives and Records, Johnston got the idea after reading an article that talked about how the Army used Native American soldiers as signalmen during training maneuvers.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
His father, a banker, went overseas as a Navy signalman during World War II.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
Her father was a Navy signalman in World War II and went to college on the G.I. Bill.
—Wendy Fox Weber, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2022
First lady Biden, the daughter of a U.S. Navy signalman during World War II and a champion of military families, is the official sponsor of the U.S. Navy warship, an honor given by the secretary of the Navy.
—Marisa Schultz, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2022
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
The visit holds personal significance for Biden, whose father, Donald Jacobs, served as a Navy signalman during World War II.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
His father was a railway signalman, his mother a maid.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The Association of American Railroads trade group said in a statement that the new dispatcher and signalmen rules aren’t likely to make a significant improvement in safety because the railroads already train their employees.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 21 May 2024
According to the National Archives and Records, Johnston got the idea after reading an article that talked about how the Army used Native American soldiers as signalmen during training maneuvers.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
His father, a banker, went overseas as a Navy signalman during World War II.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
Her father was a Navy signalman in World War II and went to college on the G.I. Bill.
—Wendy Fox Weber, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2022
First lady Biden, the daughter of a U.S. Navy signalman during World War II and a champion of military families, is the official sponsor of the U.S. Navy warship, an honor given by the secretary of the Navy.
—Marisa Schultz, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2022
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“Signalman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signalman. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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signalman
noun
sig·nal·man
ˈsig-nᵊl-mən
-ˌman
: a person who sends signals or works with signals
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