Meaning

2 senses
  1. (dated)A person who transports goods or people by horse and cart; a carman.

  2. (New York)A private garbage collection and haulage worker or contractor.

Origin

From cart + -man.

From cart + -man.

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Forms

plural: cartmen
Singularcartman
Pluralcartmen

irregular · Lesson

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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