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roundsman
[
roundz
-m
uh
n
]
rounds·man
/
ˈraʊndz
mən
/
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[
roundz
-m
uh
n
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
rounds·men.
1.
a person who makes
rounds
,
as of inspection.
2.
British
.
a person who makes deliveries, as of milk or bread.
3.
Australian
.
a journalist covering a specific area of interest:
a political roundsman.
4.
a police officer who inspects the other officers on duty in a particular district.
Origin:
1785–95;
round
1
+
's
1
+
man
1
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roundsman
(ˈraʊndzmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
1.
(
Brit
) a person who makes rounds, as for inspection or to deliver goods
2.
(
Austral
), (
NZ
) a reporter covering a particular district or topic
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