Expressman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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