packman

noun

1. (archaic)Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman.

   “Wildeve was standing with his back to the fireplace smoking a cigar; and the promoter of the raffle, a packman from a distant town, was expatiating upon the value of the fabric as material for a summer dress.”

   “L Beneath love's heavy weight my falt'ring soul Plods, like the packman, o'er life's dusty road.”