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sandwichman

sandwichman noun: a man who wears a sandwich board.

sandwichman: a man who wears a sandwich board
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Noun

sandwichman (plural sandwichmen)

  1. A man who wears a sandwich board.
    • "There came along in the gutter a sandwich-man. […] Now I read what was on his boards. […]"1899, Harold Frederic, The Marketplace
    • INDORSE To write on the back of; the best indorsed man in town being the Sandwich-Man.1904, Gideon Wurdz, The Foolish Dictionary

Forms of sandwichman

pluralsandwichmen
alternative formsandwich-man
alternative formsandwich man

Origin of sandwichman

From sandwich (board) + -man.

Questions about sandwichman

What does sandwichman mean?
Sandwichman means a man who wears a sandwich board.
What part of speech is sandwichman?
Sandwichman is a noun.
What is the plural of sandwichman?
The plural of sandwichman is sandwichmen.

Words near sandwichman in the dictionary

  1. sandwichery
  2. sandwiches
  3. sandwiching
  4. sandwichless
  5. sandwichlike
  6. sandwichman
  7. sandwichmen
  8. sandwichness
  9. sandwichs
  10. sandwichy
  11. Sandwick

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