Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A seller of sandwiches.
- noun A man carrying two advertising-boards, one slung before and one behind him.
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Examples
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For hours on end he would walk the streets of Paris, apparently seeking to earn a little money, and for one whole day he had been employed as a sandwich-man;
Stan the Killer Simenon, Georges 1977
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'Toffy,' said Peter, 'when I meet you acting as a sandwich-man in
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His colour was high, and his expression, indeed, a little idiotic; and he declared afterwards that he felt like a sandwich-man, with the news printed in red letters before and behind.
A Modern Chronicle — Volume 02 Winston Churchill 1909
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His colour was high, and his expression, indeed, a little idiotic; and he declared afterwards that he felt like a sandwich-man, with the news printed in red letters before and behind.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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His colour was high, and his expression, indeed, a little idiotic; and he declared afterwards that he felt like a sandwich-man, with the news printed in red letters before and behind.
A Modern Chronicle — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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They asked me to accept, alas! not a part in the Revue, but a specialty as a sandwich-man.
The Beautiful Lady Booth Tarkington 1907
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"Have you discovered who is the real sandwich-man?"
Jewel Weed Alice Ames Winter 1904
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I've an idea Barry is only the two placards on each side of the sandwich-man.
Jewel Weed Alice Ames Winter 1904
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But why anny citizen that has things in his head shud dhress himself up like a sandwich-man, put a torch on his shoulder, an 'toddle over this blessid town with his poor round feet, is more than I can come at with all me intelligence.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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These red-letter days when I drive through the familiar (and now exciting) hubbub of London, I love (strange taste!) every motor omnibus, every pretty woman, every sandwich-man, every fine young fellow in khaki, every car-load of men in blue hospital uniform.
The Red Planet William John Locke 1896
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