"carman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carmen [plural]
Etymology: car + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|car|man}} car + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|carmen}} carman (plural carmen)
  1. (obsolete) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People Synonyms: car man Translations (person who transported goods): szekeres (Hungarian), barocciaio [masculine] (Italian), wozak [masculine] (Polish), изво́зчик (izvózčik) (alt: ломовой (lomovoj)) [masculine] (Russian), ломовик (lomovik) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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