Cakeman

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who sells cakes.

    "But they often reported cases of other boys being caned or birched for offences such as buying from 'a cakeman who came without Mr Wickham's leave', making a noise in the dormitory or 'stealing three pears and a few medlars […]"

Example

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"But they often reported cases of other boys being caned or birched for offences such as buying from 'a cakeman who came without Mr Wickham's leave', making a noise in the dormitory or 'stealing three pears and a few medlars […]"

Etymology

From cake + -man.

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