choreman

American  

[chawr-muhn, -man, chohr-] / ˈtʃɔr mən, -ˌmæn, ˈtʃoʊr- /

noun

• choremen
  plural

1. a menial worker, as in a logging camp.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• choremen
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of choreman

First recorded in 1870–75; chore + man

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Example Sentences

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choreman choremen

“Say, I’ve got a mighty sick man here,” he cried, directly he heard the choreman moving.

From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Ridgwell Cullum

Thirty yards away a decrepit choreman was making pretense of some work upon a corral fence.

From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Ridgwell Cullum

The choreman picked up his reins and rammed his heels into his horse's flanks.

From The Way of the Strong by Ridgwell Cullum

Then, impervious to the onslaught of the choreman, he seized the other dog.

From The Hound From The North by Charles Livingston Bull

At last the absurdity of the position became too much, and he hailed the little choreman in the midst of his laughter.

From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Ridgwell Cullum

You see, Hip-Lee and one of the choremen and I can fix it up in a day ready for occupation.

From The Son of his Father by Ridgwell Cullum

If he has kept half of his promises he must by this time have several hundred clerks, gardeners, coachmen, choremen and valets.

From Courts and Criminals by Arthur Cheney Train

Things being thus, it was perhaps not strange that old Anthony, usually the most discreet of choremen, was driven by surprise to the extent of "snumming" by the order he received.

From Mrs. Tree by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

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