expressman
Americannoun
plural
expressmenEtymology
Origin of expressman
Example Sentences
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Son of a former Seattle expressman, he was raised as a Protestant, stood second in his high-school class of 500.
From Time Magazine Archive
For a man, it means signing a lease or something of that kind and perhaps hiring an expressman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The jury which hopes either to convict or to clear Messrs. Fall and Doheny before Christmas is composed of typically average U. S. citizens�a steamfitter, an artist, a cigar store clerk, an expressman, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Harry Truman stepped off the Presidential Special in Independence, Mo. an expressman called: "Hello, you old goat."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was an expressman with the largest box Mr. Popper had ever seen.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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