Carman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carman is a noun meaning (obsolete) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.
Meaning
(obsolete) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.
Example Sentences
Nine main depots and a number of sub-depots are involved and the carmen, after leaving their depots, were entirely under a controller's instructions.
In this book, journalist and researcher Christer Holmgren explains why the murders were never cleared up and names the East End carman Charles Lechmere as the culprit behind both series of murders.
The witnesses for the day; two Inspector plods, the peeler who’d been patrolling Baker’s Row when informed of the murder; Charles Cross, the carman who’d done the telling after discovering Nichols dead; William Nichols, the slag’s grieving husband, and others.
Word Forms
- carmen
- car man
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cartman, caravaner, vanman, packman, autocarist, carrier.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.