tallyman

[ tal-ee-muhn ]

noun

, plural tal·ly·men.

1. a person who tallies or keeps account of something.
2. British. a person who sells merchandise on the hire-purchase system.

tallyman

/ ˈtælɪmən /

noun

1. a scorekeeper or recorder
2. dialect.
   a travelling salesman for a firm specializing in hire-purchase

Derived Forms

• ˈtallyˌwoman, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of tallyman¹

First recorded in 1645–55; tally + -man

Example Sentences

The only individual who was received with equal cordiality by all ranks, was the tallyman's traveller.

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I noticed it, myself, with more especial observation, at my post of tallyman.

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Some of them had to pay a shilling a week to a tallyman or credit clothier.

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I was again dressed up in a borrowed boiler suit for the duties of tallyman.

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And the side of bacon lay upon the hillside until the tallyman from Portburdock found it in the morning.

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