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lurryman

lurryman noun: one who handles or manages a lurry.

Noun

lurryman (plural lurrymen)

  1. One who handles or manages a lurry.
    • Your lurryman as a rule is proud of his horse and careful of its appearance, this interest being shared by his attendant boy, otherwise known as a "nipper," part of whose duty it is to go from warehouse to warehouse in search of packages to make up a load.1896, John Mortimer, Mercantile Manchester past and present, page 115

Forms of lurryman

plurallurrymen

Origin of lurryman

From lurry + -man.

Questions about lurryman

What does lurryman mean?
Lurryman means one who handles or manages a lurry.
What part of speech is lurryman?
Lurryman is a noun.
What is the plural of lurryman?
The plural of lurryman is lurrymen.

Words near lurryman in the dictionary

  1. lurried
  2. lurries
  3. lurrs
  4. lurry
  5. lurrying
  6. lurryman
  7. lurrymen
  8. Lurrys
  9. lurs
  10. lurt
  11. lurtotecan

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