"sandwichman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sandwichmen [plural]
Etymology: sandwich (board) + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sandwich|man|alt1=sandwich (board)}} sandwich (board) + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|sandwichmen}} sandwichman (plural sandwichmen)
  1. A man who wears a sandwich board. Synonyms: sandwich-man, sandwich man Translations (man who wears a sandwich board): sandwichmand [common-gender] (Danish), sandwichman [masculine] (Dutch), szendvicsember (Hungarian)

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