flagger

/ˈflæɡər/
noun
  1. A person who signals with a flag, especially to control traffic or warn of danger.
    • During the parade, a flagger directed the marching bands.
    • The flagger stopped the cars so the workers could cross the road safely.
    • The construction site hired a flagger to manage the traffic flow.
  2. A person who marks or identifies something, such as items in a list or areas on a map.
    • As a flagger for the survey team, she marked the locations of rare plants.
    • The flagger checked each box on the inventory sheet.
    • The editor worked as a flagger, noting errors in the manuscript.
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