busman

bus·man
B3U1S1M3A1N1
US, UK/ˈbʌsmən/

noun

A person employed to drive a bus.

Similar
bus driveromnibusman
OriginEnglish bus ← French omnibus ← Latin omnibu →
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Meanings

nounbusman (plural busmen)

plural busmen

  1. datedA person employed to drive a bus.

    Synonyms: bus driver, omnibusman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person employed to drive a bus.

Similar
bus driveromnibusman

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who drives a bus

Similar
bus driver
Broader
driver
Also see
bus driveromnibusman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*opnis
  3. Latinomnis
  4. Latinomnibu
  5. Frenchomnibus
  6. Englishomnibusclip.
  7. Englishbus
  8. Englishbusman

From bus + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

subman
Cite this entry
APA

busman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busman

MLA

“busman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “busman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busman.

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