liftman

The liftman was a small simian creature, dressed in the black tunic of an Epsilon-Minus Semi-Moron.

Brave New World Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 1932

There was a common staircase, with a porter and a liftman at the entrance, but there was no restaurant or anything of that sort, and each flat was quite shut off from the others.

The Thirty-Nine Steps 2005

The shore uniform of the liftman was spotless and he stood at his station precisely as he should.

A Question of Courage Virgil Finlay 1951

Let his youthful aspirations run through the usual stages, liftman, engine - driver, bus-conductor, sailor, etc.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 Various

“Any flats vacant here?” asked Alleyn of the liftman.

Death in Ecstasy Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1936

On their way down the liftman extolled the virtues of the flats, and Alleyn warmly agreed with him, but still insisted that he preferred the solace of an open fire.

Death in Ecstasy Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1936

The liftman slammed the gates, touched a button and instantly dropped back into the droning twilight of the well, the twilight of his own habitual stupor.

Brave New World Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 1932

He had taken it for granted, when the bell rang, that his visitor was Tom, the liftman from downstairs, a friendly soul who hailed from London and had been dropping in at intervals during the past two days to acquire the latest news from his native land.

Uneasy Money 1928

"Can you tell me which of these offices that lady works in?" he said to the liftman.

The Foolish Lovers St. John G. Ervine 1927

"Well, if you're a friend of 'ers, I daresay she'll tell you' erself next time she sees you," said the liftman.

The Foolish Lovers St. John G. Ervine 1927