muffin man
noun
British (formerly) an itinerant seller of muffins
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Historical Examples of muffin man
"Oh, he's just playin' muffin-man, as usual," said Charlotte with petulance.
The Golden AgeKenneth Grahame
He and the muffin-man generally make their appearance in public together.
The NewcomesWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Tea is on the table, he chants, a super-leprechaun; and Squeith has missed the muffin-man again!
Twos and ThreesG. B. Stern
They all go in at Smith's, where the muffin-man went in about half an hour before, and left half his stock behind him.