piemen

Sellers of tarts

Piemen is the plural of pieman, a seller of pies.

The term belongs to an earlier era when food vendors hawked their wares in the streets: Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair.

Now largely historical or whimsical.

pastry

piecrust

Baked dough enclosure

potpie · lattice · shortcrust · puff · dough · baked · empanada · quiche · tart · savory

vendor

seller

One who trades goods

trader · peddler · purveyor · cart · stall · shopkeeper · cry · barrow · market · wholesaler

historical

Victorian

Of a prim era

time-honored · traditional · bygone · nineteenth-century · London · cockney · working-class · guilds · apprentice · journeyman

folklore

fair

Impartial and unbiased

proverbial · tale · character · verse · ditty

Opposites
food trade specialization

piemenbutchers

Kills and prepares livestock

fishmongers · greengrocers · bakers · cheesemongers · milkmen

food preparation vs. food consumption

piemencustomers

People who purchase goods

patrons · consumers

Family

pieman, piemaker, piemaking

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G