English

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Etymology

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pickle +‎ -man

Noun

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pickleman (plural picklemen)

  1. (rare) A man who makes or sells pickles.
    • 1858, D. E., The Chess-Board of Life. By Quis (page 12)
      Anxiously had he looked forward to this time, yet not without fear that his being made a pickleman might be the means of preserving that which he wished should perish for ever.