tallyman

tal·ly·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tal-ee-muh n]
- /ˈtæl i mən/
- /ˈtæ.lɪ.mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tal-ee-muh n]
- /ˈtæl i mən/

Definitions of tallyman word

noun plural tallyman a person who tallies or keeps account of something. 1
noun plural tallyman British. a person who sells merchandise on the hire-purchase system. 1
noun tallyman a scorekeeper or recorder 0
noun tallyman a travelling salesman for a firm specializing in hire-purchase 0
noun tallyman a person who tallies something 0
noun tallyman a person who sells goods door to door on the installment plan and calls regularly to collect the payments 0

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Origin of tallyman

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55; tally + -man

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Parts of speech for Tallyman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tallyman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% 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.

tallyman usage trend in Literature

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