busman
Americannoun
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busmen
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Origin of busman
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Who am I," asked a tough Jalisco-born busman, "to throw off a guitarrista who sings so sweetly of my birthplace?
From Time Magazine Archive
We gave the luggage to the busman, and walked on down.
From A Poor Man's House by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
The good old bishop sat On his ancestral chair, The busman came, sent up his name, And laid his grievance bare.
From Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
At first the busman smiled, And rather liked the fun— He merely smiled, that Hebrew child, And said, "Eccentric one!"
From Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
That's why they called him a busman and his holiday a busman's holiday.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 by Various
The busmen would have still resented it because they were taking away their overtime.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2013
When 50,000 London busmen went out on strike last week, some officials gloomily predicted utter chaos.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chief spokesman for the busmen was raucous Ernest Bevin, general secretary of London's Transport & General Workers' Union and one of Britain's most powerful Labor chiefs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Secretary Bevin had a double job on his hands: he had to get the best possible terms for the striking busmen and at the same time prevent the strike spreading to the subways and trams.
From Time Magazine Archive
Policemen, postmen, railway guards, busmen, what good helpful fellows they all are!
From The Stark Munro Letters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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