expressman

English

Etymology

From express +‎ -man.

Noun

expressman (plural expressmen)

  1. (dated or historical, US) A courier, especially by train or stagecoach
    • 1938, Heluiz Chandler Washburne, Little Elephant's Christmas:
      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.

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