Pullman
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Also called Pullman case. (often lowercase) a large suitcase.
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George Mortimer, 1831–97, U.S. inventor and railroad car designer.
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Etymology
Origin of Pullman
C19: named after George M. Pullman (1831–97), the US inventor who first manufactured such coaches
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Fourth & Central is intended to feel like a small, walkable community with new buildings that acknowledge the industrial history of the area , architect Alan Pullman said when the project was announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Spaceballs: The New One will see the return of several original cast members, including Brooks, George Wyner, Daphne Zuniga and Bill Pullman.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
To maintain a meritocracy, a business must hold on to key employees, says Pullman & Comley, a law firm based in Connecticut.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
In 1894, Pullman workers struck over wage cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
A week after the Bay Meadows Handicap, Seabiscuit and Pumpkin walked up the ramp of the Pullman car and settled into the straw to sleep.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
“We’d sing anywhere, on Pullmans, buses, the clubhouse,” he said in 1998.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021
I think that's true in the Pullmans almost you know it's an acting that you know I love a poem that enacts what it doesn't describe.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2018
There were ten cars, Pullmans and lounges from the past, cobbled together from museums and collectors at a cost of $100,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Assistants who arranged Pullmans for him on trips discovered that he sat up all night in coaches talking to people.
From Time Magazine Archive
It had been decided that Mr. Popper should ride in the baggage car with the penguins to keep them from getting nervous, while Mrs. Popper and the children should ride in one of the Pullmans.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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