roundsman
Americannoun
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roundsmen
plural
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a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
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British. a person who makes deliveries, as of milk or bread.
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Australian. a journalist covering a specific area of interest.
a political roundsman.
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a police officer who inspects the other officers on duty in a particular district.
noun
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a person who makes rounds, as for inspection or to deliver goods
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a reporter covering a particular district or topic
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Origin of roundsman
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And such was my skill as a roundsman, And talent in keeping the peace, That I rose in a year to be Captain, And then to be Chief of Police!
From The Autobiography of a Monkey by Albert Bigelow Paine
"I suppose he's making for St. Nicholas Avenue," went on the roundsman.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Louis Tracy
Devar was about to congratulate the roundsman on the prospect of an all-night journey if Brodie's chance phrase were fated to come true, when he glanced at Curtis, and elected to remain silent.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Louis Tracy
Steingall and Clancy arrived before the roundsman had made an end of his experiences, which he had to recount for their benefit.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Louis Tracy
Turning sharply, he caught sight of a patrolling roundsman, bearing down on him from the corner of Broadway; and he saw that the officer was drawing his revolver as he charged across the wet pavement.
From Phantom Wires A Novel by Arthur William Brown
From ten nations he summoned 500 more picked roundsmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two or three roundsmen were sitting against the wall, lazily, helmets off and coats open against the warmth of the early spring night.
From The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Below the head of the police force are usually deputy chiefs, inspectors, captains, sergeants, roundsmen, and finally the patrolmen.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner
Not in the tower itself, for some of the coast-guard roundsmen might take shelter there and pitch into them for smugglers.
From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Richard Savage
In about ten minutes the police commissioner and the coroner, followed by two roundsmen with a litter, joined the solitary watcher, and the latter could return to his post.
From The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Grace Isabel Colbron
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