Meaning of carman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.
   obsolete
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. A town in Pembina Valley Region, southern Manitoba, Canada.
   countable, uncountable
4. A township and census-designated place therein, in Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Nine main depots and a number⟳ of sub-depots are involved and the carmen, after leaving their depots, were entirely under a controller's instructions.”

“In this book, journalist and researcher Christer Holmgren explains why the murders were never cleared up and names the East End⟳ carman Charles Lechmere as the culprit behind both series of murders.”

“The witnesses for the day; two Inspector plods, the peeler who’d been patrolling Baker’s Row when informed of the murder⟳; Charles Cross, the carman who’d done the telling after discovering Nichols dead; William Nichols, the slag’s grieving husband, and others.”

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