talesman
noun
a person summoned as one of the tales.
talesmen
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pluralof talesman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He excused only those talesmen who said they had formed a firm opinion as to Sinclair's guilt or innocence.
From Time Magazine Archive
But few talesmen had read about the case at all.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was noticeable that other talesmen who had read about the Fall-Sinclair oil scandal in the newspapers were opionated as Grocer Cooperman as to the probity of the defendants.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two hundred talesmen were examined before twelve unprejudiced jurymen could be found.
From Time Magazine Archive
She knew that the reporters, and the few outsiders that had managed to crowd in with the talesmen, scarcely took their eyes from her face, and that the staff artists were sketching her.
From Mrs. Balfame A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
