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

Remarkably Bright Creatures, a drama starring Sally Field and Lewis Pullman about a perceptive octopus who observes the staff in his aquarium, won best movie.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

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

Actually, I do know why: it was because of 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

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

At Government urging, Pullmans are being converted to coaches, which hold more passengers.

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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