name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
carman
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name
Meaning 2
A town in Pembina Valley Region, southern Manitoba, Canada.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A township and census-designated place therein, in Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
* From Old Norse karmann. * A variant of Charman. * An alteration of Karman. * An Americanization of Kormann, Kornmann, or some other like-sounding surname. * From Slovene Čarman.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English -man English carman From car + -man.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: szekeres — person who transported goods
- Italian: barocciaio — person who transported goods
- Polish: wozak — person who transported goods
- Russian: изво́зчик (izvózčik) — person who transported goods
- Russian: ломовик (lomovik) — person who transported goods
Real reading context