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routeman

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[root-muhn, raut-] / ˈrut mən, ˈraʊt- /

noun

  • routemen
    plural
  1. a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.

  2. a supervisor who establishes a route for salespersons or the like, maintains office records, and handles customer relations for it.

  3. a person who routes work among a group of employees, as in a plant or shipyard.


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Etymology

Origin of routeman

First recorded in 1915–20; route + man


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Legend is that the numbers game was invented in the office of the New York Sun, was spread by its routemen throughout the city.

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