talesman
[ teylz-muh n, tey-leez-muh n ]
/ ˈteɪlz mən, ˈteɪ liz mən /
noun, plural tales·men.
a person summoned as one of the tales.
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Words nearby talesman
talent scout, talent show, talented, taler, tales, talesman, taleteller, tali-, taliban, taliban movement, talibanize
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Example sentences from the Web for talesman
Not a talesman in the length and breadth of Brabant County who could swear truthfully that he had formed no opinion on the case.
Mrs. Balfame|Gertrude Franklin Horn AthertonThe talesman in question was John Martin Kelly, a real estate salesman.
'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution|Franklin HichbornThe talesman, of course, inevitably replied in the negative.
Courts and Criminals|Arthur Train