roundsman

rounds·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roundz-muh n]
- /ˈraʊndz mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roundz-muh n]
- /ˈraʊndz mən/

Definitions of roundsman word

noun plural roundsman a person who makes rounds, as of inspection. 1
noun plural roundsman British. a person who makes deliveries, as of milk or bread. 1
noun plural roundsman Australian. a journalist covering a specific area of interest: a political roundsman. 1
noun plural roundsman a police officer who inspects the other officers on duty in a particular district. 1
noun roundsman a person who makes rounds, as for inspection or to deliver goods 0
noun roundsman a reporter covering a particular district or topic 0

See all 7 definitions of roundsman

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Origin of roundsman

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Roundsman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Roundsman

roundsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

roundsman usage trend in Literature

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