hackmen
- plural of hackman.
Example Sentences
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The cries of "hackmen, photographers and vendors of gimcracks," wrote a horrified Henry James, "at times drown out the thunder of the cataract."
From Time Magazine Archive
She never forgot the hackmen in severe weather.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
“Unskilled” includes draymen, hackmen, and teamsters, farm laborers, farmers, fishermen, laborers, and servants.
From Races and Immigrants in America by Commons, John R. (John Rogers)
But the young hackmen terrified her with their hard, bold eyes and cruel, tobacco-stained mouths.
From Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Garland, Hamlin
Beggars there are none, to the credit of the city be it said; nor is one importuned by hackmen or other public servants; all are ready to serve you, but none to annoy you.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Ballou, Maturin Murray
