1. A policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic
   "Before traffic lights were common, a pointsman would manually control the flow of vehicles at busy crossroads"
    
2. A man who operates railway switches
   "The pointsman directed the train onto the correct track";
   - switchman [N. Amer]

Derived forms: pointsmen

Type of: manipulator, operator, policeman, traffic cop [informal]

Encyclopedia: Pointsman