† hampermann.
Obsolete.
a. An official in charge of the hamper or hanaper.
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1526 Eltham Ordinances in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 171 The said gentleman-usher, sewer, hampermen, groomes, pages, and yeomen ushers..to have the reversion of the said service.
b. A bearer of a hamper.
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the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > action of carrying > one who carries > of specific thing
pannier-bearer1451
basket-bearer1530
bagman1531
burden-bearer1580
hamperman1631
budget-bearer1684
boat-bearer1706
card carrier1845
basket-carrier1849
bag-carrier1890
1631 R. Brathwait Cater-character iii. 23 in Whimzies Something hee would gladly leave the young Hamperman, his hopefull heire.
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