Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expressman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-press-man
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A courier, especially by train or stagecoach

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From express + -man.

Usage

American usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

expressmen (plural)

Questions

What does expressman mean?: A courier, especially by train or stagecoach
Where does expressman come from?: From express + -man.

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