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bushelman

American  
[boosh-uhl-muhn, -man] / ˈbʊʃ əl mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

PLURAL

bushelmen

  1. a person who alters or repairs garments; busheler.

Etymology

Origin of bushelman

First recorded in 1840–50; bushel 2 + man

Example Sentences

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It might be well to be one so much in constant demand as a bushelman.

From Project Gutenberg

You would say he had been brought up a bushelman in Essex Street.

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