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

Etymology

Origin of choreman

First recorded in 1870–75; chore + man

Example Sentences

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choreman choremen

“So you’re the ‘tenderfoot,’” observed the choreman, musingly.

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

Men stood gaping at the beaming choreman sitting perched up on the driving-seat.

From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Cullum, Ridgwell

Joe Nelson, the choreman, is my helper and does all the heavy work.

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

Mike was the choreman, who made the furnace fire and kept the sidewalk.

From The Brick Moon and Other Stories by Hale, Edward Everett

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

From The Hound From The North by Bull, Charles Livingston

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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

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 Cullum, Ridgwell

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 Train, Arthur Cheney