roadman
Americannoun
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British, Slang. an urban working-class person, typically a young male, often associated with aggressive behavior, rap music, street culture, and sportswear.
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British, Slang. a male gang member involved in criminal activity.
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a male worker engaged in road construction, repair, or cleaning.
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a male cyclist or motorcyclist.
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a man who travels from place to place, such as a salesman, canvasser, day laborer, or tramp.
adjective
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Mary's great-grandfather John Bell was a roadman who was employed to maintain the track through Glen Croe as it snaked its way north to Inverary.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2020
After each of us sips from a bowl of water passed around the tepee, the roadman carefully pours some water on the dirt floor.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2017
As this roadman, or leader of the service, sprinkles sage on the coals, my eyelids close.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2017
But when they had got a great heap together the roadman came along, and with his spade threw the pieces into the gutter.
From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Rosegger, Peter
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