Definitions for roundsman

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roundsman rounds·man

Spelling: [roundz-muh n]

IPA: /ˈraʊndz mən/

Roundsman is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 451 anagrams from letters in roundsman (admnnorsu).

Definitions for roundsman

noun

1. a person who makes rounds, as of inspection.
2. British. a person who makes deliveries, as of milk or bread.
3. Australian. a journalist covering a specific area of interest:
4. a police officer who inspects the other officers on duty in a particular district.

Origin of roundsman

First recorded in 1785-95; round¹ + 's¹ + man¹

Examples for roundsman

The head porter, who had started after the first man, in the absence of the roundsman, had met with a similar defeat.

The devil you did, the roundsman said, as much with irritation as with amazement.

One was that of an old fellow, a veteran of the Civil War, who was a roundsman.

"So long, Tom," answered the roundsman curtly as he slowly proceeded to resume his interrupted rounds.

The man in charge of the school was a roundsman, Petty, whom we promoted to sergeant.

He was a quiet fellow, with a record free from complaints, and we made him roundsman.

Missing his reserves, Sergeant McNally had sent the roundsman in search of them.

"Then your platoon of men and your roundsman will testify to a falsehood," said the house owner.

This method of obtaining work was known as the 'roundsman system'.

Just as we was gettin' the last of the kids loaded in for their ride up to the Home, a roundsman shows up with two cops.