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sandwich man

noun

  1. a person with advertising boards hung from the shoulders.


sandwich man

noun

  1. a man who carries sandwich boards


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sandwich man1

First recorded in 1860–65

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Example Sentences

The sandwich man turned quickly, and regarded Bernard with surprise.

Suppose we draw lots and see who goes up and down Main Street as a sandwich man.

The sandwich-man looked at him uneasily; then, without answering, walked away sullenly.

The sandwich-man spasmodically opened and closed his mouth in the unhuman fashion of a ventriloquist's puppet.

The other sandwich-man was still looking at the window-cleaner on the fourteenth story across the street.

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