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tally-man
tal·ly·man
/
ˈtæl
i
mən
/
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[
tal
-ee-m
uh
n
]
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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.
Origin:
1645–55;
tally
+
-man
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tallyman
(ˈtælɪmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
1.
a scorekeeper or recorder
2.
dialect
a travelling salesman for a firm specializing in hire-purchase
'tallywoman
—
fem n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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