Definition

1. Noun:
   • A worker who makes regular journeys along a fixed route: A "roundsman" is a person employed to deliver goods, collect payments, or perform inspections while following a specific, repeated circuit or route.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The bakery's roundsman delivers fresh bread to the same shops every morning.
  • Before digital meters, the gas roundsman would visit each house to take readings.

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a routine, scheduled job covering a designated area. It is frequently used in British English.
• "to do one's rounds": This related phrase describes the action performed by a roundsman.
  • The security roundsman was doing his nightly rounds of the building.

Variants and Related Words

• Round (n): The fixed route or circuit traveled. (e.g., ).
• Roundsman is the singular form; the standard plural is roundsmen.

Synonyms

• Deliveryman: A person who delivers goods.
• Route driver: A driver who services a regular route.
• Patrolman: A person who patrols an area, especially for security (shares the 'inspections' aspect).

Related Phrases

• Milk roundsman: A specific, common compound term for a person who delivers milk to homes. This is listed separately as it is a specific job title using the word.
  • The milk roundsman left bottles on the doorstep.

Noun

1. a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)