English Dictionary

news butcher

名詞

アメリカ英語 歴史的

(US, historical) A person who worked on railroads selling newspapers, candy and cigars to the passengers.

日本語の意味

（歴史的、米国）鉄道で乗客に新聞、キャンディー、葉巻などを販売していた人

The old news butcher walked down the aisle of the sleeper car, balancing a wooden crate of newspapers, candy, and cigars as passengers glanced up from their novels.

年老いた列車の車内販売人が寝台車の通路を歩き、新聞や菓子、葉巻の入った木箱を器用に運ぶと、乗客たちは読んでいた小説から顔を上げた。

意味（1）

(US, historical) A person who worked on railroads selling newspapers, candy and cigars to the passengers.

It was a guy named Bishop and she'd met him on the trip up. The news butcher introduced them, I guess.

news butchers （ plural ）