sandwich man

noun

a person with advertising boards hung from the shoulders.

Origin of sandwich man

First recorded in 1860–65

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Examples from the Web for sandwich man

Therefore the sandwich-man meekly stepped into the gutter, out of the way.
H. R.|Edwin Lefevre
This is true not only of the poorest manual labour, that of the sandwich-man, with his wage of 1s.
Problems of Poverty|John A. Hobson
The sandwich-man had been amiably told by Andrew Barrett, "Hold the pose, you slob!"
H. R.|Edwin Lefevre
The sandwich-man looked at him uneasily; then, without answering, walked away sullenly.
H. R.|Edwin Lefevre

The other sandwich-man was still looking at the window-cleaner on the fourteenth story across the street.
H. R.|Edwin Lefevre

British Dictionary definitions for sandwich man

sandwich man

noun

a man who carries sandwich boards

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