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tallyman
[ tal-ee-muhn ]
noun
, plural tal·ly·men.
- a person who tallies or keeps account of something.
- British. a person who sells merchandise on the hire-purchase system.
tallyman
/ ˈtælɪmən /
noun
- a scorekeeper or recorder
- dialect.a travelling salesman for a firm specializing in hire-purchase
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Derived Forms
- ˈtallyˌwoman, noun:feminine
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Example Sentences
The only individual who was received with equal cordiality by all ranks, was the tallyman's traveller.
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I noticed it, myself, with more especial observation, at my post of tallyman.
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Some of them had to pay a shilling a week to a tallyman or credit clothier.
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I was again dressed up in a borrowed boiler suit for the duties of tallyman.
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And the side of bacon lay upon the hillside until the tallyman from Portburdock found it in the morning.
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