sandwich man

a person with advertising boards hung from the shoulders.

Origin of sandwich man

First recorded in 1860–65

Therefore the sandwich-man meekly stepped into the gutter, out of the way.

H. R. |Edwin Lefevre
This is true not only of the poorest manual labour, that of the sandwich-man, with his wage of 1s.

Problems of Poverty |John A. Hobson
The sandwich-man had been amiably told by Andrew Barrett, "Hold the pose, you slob!"

H. R. |Edwin Lefevre
The sandwich-man looked at him uneasily; then, without answering, walked away sullenly.

H. R. |Edwin Lefevre

The other sandwich-man was still looking at the window-cleaner on the fourteenth story across the street.

H. R. |Edwin Lefevre

sandwich man

a man who carries sandwich boards