Carman
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A town in Pembina Valley Region, southern Manitoba, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 3 A township and census-designated place therein, in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"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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