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expressman

expressman noun: a courier, especially by train or stagecoach.

Noun

expressman (plural expressmen)

  1. (US, dated, historical) A courier, especially by train or stagecoach
    • Many times each day the bell in the kitchen went ting-a-ling-a-ling and Little Elephant rushed to the door to see who was there. Sometimes it was the expressman who drove up in a truck and dumped a big box or two.1938, Heluiz Chandler Washburne, Little Elephant's Christmas

Forms of expressman

pluralexpressmen

Origin of expressman

From express + -man.

Questions about expressman

What does expressman mean?
Expressman means a courier, especially by train or stagecoach.
What part of speech is expressman?
Expressman is a noun.
What is the plural of expressman?
The plural of expressman is expressmen.

Words near expressman in the dictionary

  1. expressivists
  2. expressivities
  3. expressivity
  4. expressless
  5. expressly
  6. expressman
  7. expressmen
  8. expressness
  9. expresso
  10. expressome
  11. expressomes

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