noun
Meaning 1
A person employed to drive a bus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bus driver, omnibusman
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
busman
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʌsmən/
noun
Meaning 2
someone who drives a bus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bus driver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: driver
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibusclip. English bus English -man English busman From bus + -man.