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tallyman

[ tal-ee-muhn ]

noun

, plural tal·ly·men.
  1. a person who tallies or keeps account of something.
  2. British. a person who sells merchandise on the hire-purchase system.


tallyman

/ ˈtælɪmən /

noun

  1. a scorekeeper or recorder
  2. dialect.
    a travelling salesman for a firm specializing in hire-purchase


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtallyˌwoman, noun:feminine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tallyman1

First recorded in 1645–55; tally + -man

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Example Sentences

The only individual who was received with equal cordiality by all ranks, was the tallyman's traveller.

I noticed it, myself, with more especial observation, at my post of tallyman.

Some of them had to pay a shilling a week to a tallyman or credit clothier.

I was again dressed up in a borrowed boiler suit for the duties of tallyman.

And the side of bacon lay upon the hillside until the tallyman from Portburdock found it in the morning.

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