单词 | pensioner messenger |
释义 | > as lemmaspensioner messenger pensioner messenger n. British disused a pensioned ex-serviceman employed by the civil service as a messenger for a public institution. ΚΠ 1895 Times 27 Mar. 13/5 Any Department desiring to employ a pensioner messenger might apply to the Civil Service Commission, who would arrange for the supply of suitable candidates. 1898 Daily News 22 Mar. 5/2 Wherever there are park-keepers wanted, customs watchers, prison warders, inland revenue, or pensioner messengers, there the retired soldier has his chance. 1914 Times 16 Apr. 5/3 Purely routine clerical work..can..be well done by what the report describes as a pensioner messenger class. < as lemmas |
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