towerman

towerman
/tow"euhr meuhn/, n., pl. towermen.
1. Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
2. Aviation. an air-traffic controller.
[1890-95, Amer.; TOWER1 + -MAN]

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