lurryman

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noun

One who handles or manages a lurry.

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Meanings

nounlurryman (plural lurrymen)

plural lurrymen

  1. businessOne who handles or manages a lurry.

    Your lurryman as a rule is proud of his horse and careful of its appearance, this interest being shared by his attendant boy, otherwise known as a "nipper," part of whose duty it is to go from warehouse to warehouse in search of packages to make up a load.

    1896, John Mortimer, Mercantile Manchester past and present, page 115

Origin

From lurry + -man.

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APA

lurryman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lurryman

MLA

“lurryman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lurryman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lurryman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lurryman.

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