lifespan
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At the lift the procession bowed itself away and we went up in charge of the liftman, a gorgeous individual who looked like one of the Pope's Swiss Guards.
From The Man with the Clubfoot by Williams, Valentine
Suddenly she remembered the face of the liftman.
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
That this gift for making himself unpopular with all and sundry, high and low, had not deserted him, was illustrated by the attitude of the liftman as we entered the hall of the chambers.
From Tales of Chinatown by Rohmer, Sax
Let his youthful aspirations run through the usual stages, liftman, engine-driver, bus-conductor, sailor, etc.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 by Various
The liftman was not on duty, the lower hall was in darkness, but I raced up the stairs and found to my astonishment that Adderley's door was wide open.
From Tales of Chinatown by Rohmer, Sax
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