truckman
Americannoun
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a truckdriver.
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a person who is in the business of trucking goods, produce, etc.
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Tall, 23-year-old William L. Cox is a cocky, capable truckman and he drives a big rig�a tractor and a double-tank trailer.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a hunch, he asked for the truckman who had delivered them.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the truckman, more exciting was the talk on all sides of the current truck boom.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Cuban broker by the name of Jorge de Zaldo was just about to receive the trunk when Elmer & Rudolph swooped, arrested broker and truckman, opened the trunk.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the sudden cry of the truckman he sprang aside, tripped, and fell headlong against a large, square packing-case.
From The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity by Coombs, Francis Lovell
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