packman

[ pak-muhn ]

/ ˈpæk mən /

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noun, plural pack·men.

a peddler.

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Origin of packman

First recorded in 1615–25; pack¹ + -man

Words nearby packman

packing case, packing density, packing fraction, packing plant, pack it in, packman, pack off, pack of lies, pack rat, pack rolling, packsack

How to use packman in a sentence

You wad think she never had heard o' Willie Broonclod, the packman, that she sloped when she left doon the country.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
I'm witty at the expense of this poor packman; but, seriously, Katherine Kennedy must carry off her lover.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I|Various
I have as good a right to scholarship as my brother packman, Plato, who carried oil to Egypt.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I|Various
Good Master Packman, do of your grace tell me how a maid should earn that jewel?
The White Lady of Hazelwood|Emily Sarah Holt

When he remembered he had been a packman in England it was exceedingly fine.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown