government man

noun

Australian (in the 19th century) a convict

Words nearby government man

governance, governess, government, government house, government issue, government man, government national mortgage association, government of the people, by the people, and for the people, government printing office, government-in-exile, governmentalism

Example sentences from the Web for government man

  • He is to write me a long letter;—so like a Government-man, isn't it?

    The Eustace Diamonds |Anthony Trollope