carman

[kahr-muhn]

car·man

[kahr-muhn]
noun, plural car·men.
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.

Origin:
1570–80, in sense “person driving a cart”; car1 + -man

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Car·man

[kahr-muhn]
noun
(William) Bliss, 1861–1929, Canadian poet and journalist in the U.S.
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carman (ˈkɑːmən)
 
n , pl -men
1.  a man who drives a car or cart; carter
2.  a man whose business is the transport of goods; haulier
3.  (US), (Canadian) a tram driver

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