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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Persons who believed Sinclair was guilty, predicted short shrift for Sinclair, because brisk, efficient Justice Bailey had examined the talesmen himself, and locked up the jury.
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
But even in Lawrenceburg 736 talesmen had had to be questioned before twelve reasonably unprejudiced jurors could be found.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two hundred talesmen were examined before twelve unprejudiced jurymen could be found.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Carton has detectives mingling with the talesmen in every court of importance in the city."
From The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
