Pullman

¹ American  

[pool-muhn] / ˈpʊl mən /

Trademark.

• Pullmans
  plural

1. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.

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noun

• Pullmans
  plural

1. Also called Pullman case. (often lowercase) a large suitcase.

2. George Mortimer, 1831–97, U.S. inventor and railroad car designer.

Pullman ² American  

[pool-muhn] / ˈpʊl mən /

noun

1. a city in SE Washington.

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Pullman ¹ British  

/ ˈpʊlmən /

noun

1. Also called: Pullman car. a luxurious railway coach, esp a sleeping car

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Pullman ² British  

/ ˈpʃulmən /

noun

1. Philip . born 1946, British author. Writing primarily for older children, he is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials (1997–2000)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Pullmans
  plural

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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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Example Sentences

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Pullman Pullmans

After 150,000 union members across the country refused to handle any Pullman railcars on any railroad, the U.S. transportation system collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

For the toast I eat every day: I use spelt polenta bread from Bub and Grandma’s and a polenta Pullman loaf from She-Wolf Bakery, at Canyon and at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Newcomers include Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan playing new characters who’ve yet to be revealed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 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

I was two days old the first time I met Auggie Pullman.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

“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

On tour the Company has required a special train with five baggage cars for scenery, eleven Pullmans for the dancers, stagehands and the 50-odd orchestramen.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Mom, like she always does, dropped whatever she was doing to go help the Pullmans.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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