roadman

[rohd-man, rohd-muhn]

noun

1. British, Slang.,  an urban working-class person, typically a young male, often associated with aggressive behavior, rap music, street culture, and sportswear.

2. British, Slang.,  a male gang member involved in criminal activity.

3. a male worker engaged in road construction, repair, or cleaning.

4. a male cyclist or motorcyclist.

5. a man who travels from place to place, such as a salesman, canvasser, day laborer, or tramp.

adjective

1. British, Slang.,  of or relating to an urban working-class culture often associated with aggressive behavior, rap music, street culture, and sportswear.

Example Sentences

He says it also served as a roadman's cottage with its occupant keeping the nearby road safe for travellers.

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"I'd see my grandma in a traditional hijab and abaya and my cousin sat next to her in a roadman tracksuit," she says.

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As this roadman, or leader of the service, sprinkles sage on the coals, my eyelids close.

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It all began when an anonymous Twitter user who calls herself Ellie posted a blown-up version of Nick Clegg's profile with the comment: "Clegg you absolute roadman".

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They could be distracted from watching a fight with mean razors by the glorious smell of hot tar being poured by roadmen two hundred yards away.

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