banksman

== English == === Etymology === From bank +‎ -s- +‎ -man. === Noun === banksman (plural banksmen) (UK, civil engineering) The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached. (mining) Synonym of browman. ==== Synonyms ==== dogman (Australia, New Zealand) spotter (US) signalman (US, Asia) observer lookout ==== Translations ==== === References === “banksman”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.