roundsman
Americannoun
plural
roundsmen-
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
Etymology
Origin of roundsman
Example Sentences
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Missing his reserves, Sergeant McNally had sent the roundsman in search of them.
From Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
Also, that front manhole will be left kind of temptingly open, with a few chunks o' loose coal lyin' round it, so that even a Mercer street roundsman couldn't help fallin' into it!
From Phantom Wires A Novel by Brown, Arthur William
"A long way from home, Mr. Evans," said the roundsman.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Tracy, Louis
The roundsman did not spare himself in the recital.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Tracy, Louis
“The devil you did,” the roundsman said, as much with irritation as with amazement.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham
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