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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The advent of the roundsman with a prisoner and escort created some commotion among his colleagues.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Louis Tracy
The head porter, who had started after the first man, in the absence of the roundsman, had met with a similar defeat.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
"I don't believe the gentleman saw the row," said the polite roundsman.
From Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon
This stopping to look round was, according to a printed police circular, one of the symptoms of Nihilism, so the roundsman was ordered to watch until the suspicious man should re-emerge from the cheese shop.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
A roundsman was entering headquarters at the moment, and gave the quartette a sharp glance.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Louis Tracy
From ten nations he summoned 500 more picked roundsmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few moments later the tramp was brought in, guarded by two armed roundsmen.
From The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Grace Isabel Colbron
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
The stillness of the beautiful summer night was undisturbed, and the roundsmen found a good half of the sentinels asleep at their posts.
From The King of Arcadia by Francis Lynde
One of them was the captain of the precinct and the other, one of his roundsmen.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
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