I. Pull ‧ man /ˈpʊlmən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: George M. Pullman (1831-97), U.S. inventor who designed the car; ]
[ Sense 2: Origin: because they were made to fit under the seats of Pullman cars ]
a very comfortable train carriage, or a train made up of these carriages
II. Pullman, Philip BrE AmE
(1946–) a British writer of books for younger readers. His best-known novels are a ↑ trilogy (=three separate but connected books) called His Dark Materials .