signaler
One giving cues
A signaler is someone or something that sends signals.
The word appears most often in military contexts, where a signaler operates communication equipment: The signaler radioed headquarters with coordinates.
In broader use, anything that indicates or communicates can be a signaler: The bird's call serves as a signaler of danger to the flock.
Also spelled signaller.
Signal-emitting device
- beaconGuiding light source
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
- heraldOfficial news announcer
emissary · announcer · correspondent · reporter · informant · conveyer · spokesperson · interpreter
Tethered nautical signal
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- beaconGuiding light source
- foghornLoud maritime warning device
- channel markerWaterway navigation aid
waypoint · radar · sonar · semaphore · harbor light · leading light · pilot
Solving secret communications
- EnigmaGerman encryption apparatus
- commsInformation exchange channels
- BowmanOne who shoots arrows
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
heliograph · flare gun · radio operator · flag bearer · dispatch rider · cipher · reconnaissance
transmitter
Signal-emitting device
- beaconGuiding light source
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
herald · emissary · announcer · correspondent · reporter · informant · conveyer · spokesperson · interpreter · narrator
buoy
Tethered nautical signal
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- beaconGuiding light source
- foghornLoud maritime warning device
channel marker · waypoint · radar · sonar · semaphore · harbor light · leading light · pilot
codebreaking
Solving secret communications
semaphore · heliograph · flare gun · radio operator · flag bearer · dispatch rider · cipher · reconnaissance
alarm
Urgent warning signal
bell · whistle · klaxon · flash · caution · danger · hazard · distress · emergency · alert
gauge
Standard of measurement
readout · display · indicator · sensor · detector · transducer · voltmeter · ammeter · thermometer · barometer
- communicatorsspeaker, explainer, orator, presenter, announcer
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- military signalssalute, hand salute, signalman, parade rest, call signs
- military jobssoldier, infantryman, marine, sailor, combat medic
- enlisted soldiersprivate, corporal, sergeant, enlisted man, recruit
signalerconcealer
Cosmetic for hiding flaws
hider · lurker · camouflager · obscurer
- turn signalVehicle direction alert
- mixed signalsContradictory indications from someone
- smoke signalsFlame-based distant messaging
- busy signalTelephonic rejection sound
- traffic signalIntersection light system
- hand signalsCommunication through arm movements
signal, signals, signaling, signalled, signaled, signalling, signalize, signalers, signallers