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carman

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Carman (noun) means someone whose job was carrying goods, usually using a horse and cart.

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Someone whose job was carrying goods, usually using a horse and cart.

"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." — Christer Holmgren, Cutting Point: Solving the Jack the Ripper and the Thames Torso Murders (2021)

"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." — , Motor and Cartage Working (1944)

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