lorryman
lorryman noun: a man or (broadly) any person employed to operate a lorry (cart or wagon for transporting coke etc.).
Noun
lorryman (plural lorrymen)
- A man or (broadly) any person employed to operate a lorry (cart or wagon for transporting coke etc.).
- He next secured an entrance amongst the goods porters of the London and North-Western Railway; and now the work promised so to grow on his hands, that the Committee of the City Mission set him apart for this special line of labour, and gave him a commission to open similar services wherever a...1865, “Half-hour services in Lancashire; or, how to get at the people”, in The Sunday Magazine, page 559
Forms of lorryman
| plural | lorrymen |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | larryman |
Origin of lorryman
From lorry + -man.
Questions about lorryman
- What does lorryman mean?
- Lorryman means a man or (broadly) any person employed to operate a lorry (cart or wagon for transporting coke etc.).
- What part of speech is lorryman?
- Lorryman is a noun.
- What is the plural of lorryman?
- The plural of lorryman is lorrymen.
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