green man

See also: Green Man

English

A green man

Noun

green man (plural green men)

1. (chiefly UK, Ireland) A small figure of a walking man illuminated in green on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is safe to cross the road. [From 20th c.]

   Coordinate term: red man

Translations

traffic signal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小綠人／小绿人 (zh) (xiǎolǜrén) (Taiwan)

See also

• Green Man
• little green man