truckman

[ truhk-muhn ]

/ ˈtrʌk mən /

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noun, plural truck·men.

a truckdriver.

a person who is in the business of trucking goods, produce, etc.

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Origin of truckman

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; truck¹ + -man

Words nearby truckman

truck jobber, truckle, truckle bed, truckline, truckload, truckman, truck racing, truck stop, truck system, truck trailer, truculence

How to use truckman in a sentence

He's the champion truckman—carry your trunk for you anywhere you want.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
In one of the hospitals I visited lay a wounded giant who had once been a truckman in a little town in Kent.
A Traveller in War-Time|Winston Churchill
When the amateur truckman returned, Ruth called out: Guess what, Verny?
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
While he stopped on the street to secure a truckman, Mrs. Lively hurried in to get together the most valuable of their belongings.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873|Various

When they had reached the corner of Washington and La Salle, the truckman signified his intention of throwing off his load.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873|Various