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pickleman

pickleman

9.7
A person who makes or sells pickles
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪkəlˌmæn/
  • Archaic
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  • She gave a smile and a broad wave to Finkel, the pickleman, who stood outside his store on the corner of Orchard and Rivington.

Examples

  • Most everyone on Orchard Street agreed with what Mrs. Fleischer was telling the pickleman this morning.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Then he took her hand and pulled her out of the spotlight and into the shadows of the pickleman's awning.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Irene had her back to the wall of the pickleman's store, her arms twined around Max's neck as he kissed her passionately.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Rabbi, priest, gangster, and pickleman were all Americans, just the same as those like Trudy's parents who moved away to the West to blend together in a cultural stew.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The pickleman sold jars of pickles at the farmer's market every weekend.

  • After tasting the delicious pickles, I decided to buy some from the local pickleman.

  • The children watched in excitement as the pickleman prepared his fresh batch of pickles.

Synonyms

pickler
vspickleman
2 5.3

A person who preserves vegetables in vinegar or brine

sells or trades preserved vegetables or fruits rather than only producing them

Surface Forms

pickleman singular
picklemen plural

Morphology

pickleman = pickle + man (transparent) = pickle + man

The meaning is a straightforward compound referring to a person associated with pickles.

Etymology

The word pickleman combines pickle and man, and pickle comes from an old Dutch word for 'brine', 'salt water used to preserve food'. So a pickleman is a person who makes or sells pickles.