busmann.
/ˈbʌsmən/, U.S. /ˈbəsmən/ A bus driver. Also: a bus conductor.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > public passenger transport > [noun] > public transport employees > employees on a bus > driver
bus driver1834
busman1834
bus operator1908
drive1999
1834 Essex Standard 5 July Mr. Wheeler..having started an omnibus with four horses..has received the following characteristic epistle from one of the ‘Bus’ men plying on the same road.
1845 New Monthly Mag. June 161 The 'buss-men and fly-men from Slough station merely asked treble the usual fare.
1854 Punch 26 222/2 Individuals wearing round their chests leather straps, such as Police regulations require to be worn by busmen and cab-drivers.
1893 H. Tuckley Masses & Classes ii. 35 Bus wages are low enough. but the busman..is better off than the tram operator.
1938 R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 31 He was lucky to get safely back to the village at all! A friendly bus-man put him off at the right place.
2003 Buses June 29/2 Busmen in Bristol were strongly opposed to the working on one-man operated vehicles.
Compounds
busman's holiday n. a holiday or other period of leisure time in which a person does something of a similar nature to his or her normal occupation.
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society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > specific type
summer vacation1507
public holiday1736
summer holiday1746
school holiday1777
Cook's tour1856
alcoholiday1877
busman's holiday1893
caravan holiday1899
caravanning holiday1924
staycation1944
spring break1956
farm stay1957
charter1959
ski pack1969
staycation2008
1893 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 10 488/2 I shall indeed take a holiday soon,..but it will be a ‘Busman's Holiday’.
1914 Law Notes Nov. 153/1 Sir Samuel Evans is presently joined informally on the bench by Lord Mersey,..spending a busman's holiday in sitting..as a privileged spectator.
1950 K. Ferrier Let. 28 Sept. (2003) iv. 128 It was a wonderful busman's holiday for me, because I had two concerts a day,..and it was grand to hear so much music for a change.
1996 ‘N. Roberts’ Irish Born xii. 182 A busman's holiday,..where she could explore a side of her art that had been largely ignored throughout her career.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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