Pullman
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Pullmans
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Pullmans
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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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“And I just love the ensemble,” which includes fellow veteran actors Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Innovators and entrepreneurs such as Ford and George Pullman, discussed on visits to Detroit and Chicago, respectively, figure mainly as exploiters of the working class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 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
The nominations for Hollywood's most coveted awards were announced by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
I read a story that they’re testing a new railroad car fit for sleeping in, called a Pullman.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
“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
Next morning the Presidential party awakened in its Pullmans on the western side of Tennessee at Nashville.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pullmans carry them to Boston where they stop at the Copley Plaza.
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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