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General Slang
Banksman
· noun · construction
The person who signals and directs vehicle and crane movements on a construction site.
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The trained signaller responsible for safely guiding lorries, dumpers, and especially cranes around a site. They're the eyes the driver doesn't have, using hand signals or radio. On any decent UK site, reversing without a banksman is a sackable offence.
“Hold the lift, the banksman hasn't given the all-clear.”
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In mining, historically the person stationed at the top of the pit shaft controlling the cage and signalling to the winder.
“The banksman rang the cage up at the end of the shift.”
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Banksman In A Sentence
Hold the lift, the banksman hasn't given the all-clear.
The banksman rang the cage up at the end of the shift.
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What does "banksman" mean?
It's the person who signals and directs vehicle and crane movements on a construction site.
How do you use "banksman" in a sentence?
"Don't reverse until the banksman waves you back."
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