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Word: freyman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...Police issued two appeals to the public to turn back the money. The sandwich man and two others turned up, each with a thousand-franc note. The rest of the beneficiaries apparently agreed with Dreamer Formartin that their need was greater than that of Messrs. A. Freyman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: Dreams | 6/16/1952 | See Source »

Neither his wife nor his son nor his employers knew what dreams whirled in the head of Maxime Formartin. Perhaps-unlike Thurber's elaborately dreaming Walter Mitty-Maxime himself did know. He was a lowly handyman, chauffeur and clerk for the firm of A. Freyman & Van Loo, Antwerp shippers. Long years of faithful service had brought him one occasional pleasure and privilege: going to the bank to draw some of the firm's money for import duties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIUM: Dreams | 6/16/1952 | See Source »

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