"boardman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boardmen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|boardmen}} boardman (plural boardmen)
  1. A person who wears a sandwich board. Derived forms: boardmanship
    Sense id: en-boardman-en-noun-GgJXD8lz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1877, Street Life in London:",
          "text": "There is perhaps no more heterogeneous set in existence than the London boardmen. Unlike many other street trades, this business is not followed by a special tribe.",
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