pantryman

[ pan-tree-muh n ]
/ ˈpæn tri mən /

noun, plural pan·try·men.

a person who works in or has charge of a pantry, as aboard ship or in a hospital.

Origin of pantryman

First recorded in 1555–65; pantry + -man

Words nearby pantryman

pantothere, pantoum, pantropic, pantropical, pantry, pantryman, pants, pants off, the, pantsuit, pantun, panty

Example sentences from the Web for pantryman

  • It was in a swell hotel run by an Englishman and Billy was installed as pantryman.

    An American Hobo in Europe |Ben Goodkind

  • He was uneasy in his borrowed clothes—he had surrendered his own garments to a pantryman who had volunteered to dry them.

    Blow The Man Down |Holman Day

  • If the customers complains that the fork got on it a piece Bismarck herring, that is from the pantryman a Schuld.

    The Competitive Nephew |Montague Glass