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Carman

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in Pembina Valley Region, southern Manitoba, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A township and census-designated place therein, in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart. obsolete

    "Nine main depots and a number of sub-depots are involved and the carmen, after leaving their depots, were entirely under a controller's instructions."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From car + -man.

Etymology 2

* From Old Norse karmann. * A variant of Charman. * An alteration of Karman. * An Americanization of Kormann, Kornmann, or some other like-sounding surname. * From Slovene Čarman.

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