Expressman
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A courier, especially by train or stagecoach US, dated, historical
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From express + -man.
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