Definition of "busman" []

• One who drives a bus. (noun)

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• "It could be described as a busman's holiday: the most popular book MPs will be "relaxing" with on their summer breaks this year is Peter Mandelson's memoir of New Labour, The Third Man."
• "That is why a vacation or day off from work spent doing the same activity as one's usual work is called a busman's holiday."
• ""As Leon Kestrel, the Master-Mummer," suggested Parker, who read railway-stall detective stories on the principle of the 'busman's holiday."