flagman

noun

flag·​man ˈflag-mən How to pronounce flagman (audio)
: a person who signals with a flag

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The most common ones waved by the flagman are: Green flag: Used to start or restart a race. — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 Manuel Leon of Fallbrook was working as a traffic flagman at a work site on Cool Valley Road, a few miles west of Harrah’s Resort Southern California, when an eastbound Toyota Corolla hit him shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office and California Highway Patrol. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024

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1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flagman was in 1832

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flagman

noun
flag·​man ˈflag-mən How to pronounce flagman (audio)
: a person who signals with or as if with a flag
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