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Pieman   Listen
noun
Pieman  n.  (pl. piemen)  A man who makes or sells pies.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Pieman" Quotes from Famous Books



... (drawling): Simple Simon, I am. I met a pieman going to the fair. Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your fare." Says the pieman to Simple Simon, "Show me first your penny." Says Simple Simon to the pieman, ...
— Christmas Entertainments • Alice Maude Kellogg

... this I can say with the less hesitation as I rely on the power of a deemster. To everyone the occasion will be pleasant, both to wise men and persons of a simple sort; to adopt the words of the historical Pieman, "for this meeting fits Simon." And here let me remark, that I am an enthusiastic admirer of the perambulating gentleman who outwitted the pastie purchaser; in fact, "I go solid for the Simonian." If the field is dusty on the morning of the race, it will be following precedent. When I think ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, May 30, 1891 • Various



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