expressman en · NOUN
Etymology
From express + -man.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| expressmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |