tallyman
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A man who conducts the tally trade.
noun
A counting agent; typically one who is a man.
Example Sentences
- "Uncoupling a train into cuts in the reception sidings - as a shunter wields his pole, the tallyman reads off details of the train to the Traffic Office through his portable radio transmitter."
- "At the prefab site entrance, we collect our breathing apparatus from the 'tallyman' who books people in and out of the tunnel."
- "The term tally-man and tally-woman, indicating a man and woman living together without marriage, are used in mining districts, where such unions are far from uncommon."