Meanings
nounexpressman (plural expressmen)
plural expressmen
- USdatedhistoricalA courier, especially by train or stagecoach
Many times each day the bell in the kitchen went ting-a-ling-a-ling and Little Elephant rushed to the door to see who was there. Sometimes it was the expressman who drove up in a truck and dumped a big box or two.
1938, Heluiz Chandler Washburne, Little Elephant's Christmas
Origin
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APA
expressman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressman
MLA
“expressman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expressman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expressman.
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