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roundsman

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rounds⋅man

  [roundz-muhn]
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–noun, plural -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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rounds·man   (roundz'mən)   
n.  

  1. A police officer in charge of several other officers.

  2. One, such as a delivery person, who makes rounds.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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