Definition of "flagger" [flagger]

• One who directs traffic past a construction site using signs or flags. (noun)

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• "Here, the flagger was a lean, weathered, smiling old man, who seemed to really be enjoying the cooler days this week."
• "Just typing the word "flagger" causes my word processor to upchuck, and mark (flag, if you will) the word as a misspelling."
• "Olmstead told police that Phillips had at various times ordered a construction flagger to put out his cigarette because of "danger from gas lines" and had told a bulldozer operator to wear a hard hat because his cab wasn't enclosed."