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packmen

packmen is the plural of packman.

Meaning of packman

Noun

packman (plural packmen)

  1. (archaic) Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman.
    • Wildeve was standing with his back to the fireplace smoking a cigar; and the promoter of the raffle, a packman from a distant town, was expatiating upon the value of the fabric as material for a summer dress.1912, Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native
    Synonyms:
    peddler, pedlar

Questions about packmen

What is packmen the plural of?
Packmen is the plural of packman.

Words near packmen in the dictionary

  1. packman
  2. packmaster
  3. packmasters
  4. packmate
  5. packmates
  6. packmen
  7. packmule
  8. packmules
  9. packraft
  10. packrafting
  11. packrafts

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