cartman

noun — 2 senses

cartman

noun

Etymology From cart + -man.

1

Dated A person who transports goods or people by horse and cart; a carman.

  • No person shall be licensed as a cartman unless he be twenty-one years of age, and the owner of a good horse and cart, over and above all debts due by him.1844, The charter of the village of Williamsburg, pages 60–63:
2

New York A private garbage collection and haulage worker or contractor.

Related terms
carter, cartwright

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.