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{{Short description|Person responsible for a cargo}}
An '''expressman''' (pl. ''expressmen'') refers to anyone who has the duty of packing, managing, and ensuring the delivery of any [[cargo]].

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an expressman was someone whose responsibility it was to ensure the safe delivery of [[gold]] or [[currency]], being shipped by [[railroad]], and which was secured in the "[[Baggage car|express car]]". This job included guarding the [[safe]] or other strongboxes or coffers against [[outlaw]]s, and memorizing the safe's combination to use at delivery.