Crossing-sweeper
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone whose job is to sweep street crossings. historical
"There was one giant — a black 'un — as left his carawan some year ago and took to carrying coach-bills about London, making himself as cheap as crossing-sweepers."
Example
More examples"There was one giant — a black 'un — as left his carawan some year ago and took to carrying coach-bills about London, making himself as cheap as crossing-sweepers."
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