pullman : Idioms & Phrases

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pullman car

  • noun luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
    Pullman.
WordNet
Pull"man car`
Etymology
Named after Mr. Pullman, who introduced them.
Definitions
  1. A kind of sleeping car; also, a palace car; -- often shortened to Pullman.
Webster 1913

pullman porter

  • noun a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
    porter.
WordNet