pieman
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pieman
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* From Middle English pyman (attested as a surname), equivalent to pie + -man.
* (caller in gambling games): Such games were once often run by sellers of pies as a sideline.
noun piemen
- A man who sells pies. Simple Simon met a pieman / Going to the fair; / Says Simple Simon to the pieman, / “Let me taste your ware.”
- The man who called heads or tails in street gambling games of coin tossing.
Talk about this word "pieman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pieman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pieman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pieman "pieman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pieman.Cite this
@misc{pieman_2026,
title = {pieman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pieman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
