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Meanings of busman in English

Catalan
conductor d'autobús

Someone who drives a bus.

conductor d'autobús
Synonyms
Examples for "bus driver"
Examples for "bus driver"
1
Auckland's: leaky homes and buildings negotiations; bus driver unions have a Hui.
Radio NZ
2
People whisper when they talk to the bus driver late at night.
The Tracey Fragments
3
The bus driver looked at him a moment longer, then got off.
Salem’s Lot
4
A local bus driver, who prefers to remain anonymous, was less circumspect.
Futures 1
5
The bus driver, whose identity remains a mystery, was fired on Thursday.
Ebony
Usage of busman in English
1
The international development secretary's busman's holiday in Israel is the first problem.
The Guardian
2
No one seems to know whether it is a busman's holiday.
The Guardian
3
That's why they called him a busman and his holiday a busman's holiday.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920
4
It will be a busman's holiday for Alex, who comes from an opera-loving family.
The Irish Times
5
The busman's holiday could have been called the gardener's break.
The Irish Times
6
It's too much of a busman's holiday for me.
The Guardian
7
It was too much like a busman's holiday.
First among sequels
8
I've been away from this slot for a while, taking a busman's holiday on our daily election podcast.
The Irish Times
9
Occupations London's the spot for a busman's holiday, with museums devoted to specialities both mainstream and distinctly offbeat.
BBC
10
As they came out of the main entrance of the depot he heard it called anew by a busman.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
11
It's kind of a mixture of a very fancy busman's holiday, a workshop conference and a big political deal.
A journey: my political life
12
I'll have a busman's holiday.
The Gods Themselves
13
She had given her new valise to a gray-haired 'busman who looked a little like the minister at home.
Stanford Stories: Tales of a Young University
14
As for the holiday itself, unreasonable persons are not lacking to point out that it is of the busman's variety.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
15
Unofficially, it was a busman's holiday for Lee -who complained of being bored with all the skiing and cocktailing.
News.com.au
16
IT seems like the ultimate busman's holiday, but all the chefs I know spend valuable time on their days off well... cooking.
The Irish Times
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Busman through the time