Packman
/ˈpæk.mən/noun
A man who carries or sells goods in packs; historically, a pack peddler or hawker.
Did you know?Packman is an old occupational term tied to itinerant trade, not magic, but it belongs to the same deep Germanic word family as everyday words for bundles, baggage, and packing things away.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*pakkō
“a bundle or pack”
Old English
OE
pæc
“a pack, bundle, or load”
Middle English
ME
pakman
“a man who carries or sells goods in packs”
16th–18th Century
English
packman
“a traveling peddler or hawker”
Modern English
English
packman
“a historical or regional term for a pack peddler”