tallyman

/'tælimən/

Thân thiện

A tallyman records the day's shipments in his ledger.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who keeps a tally: An individual responsible for recording the quantity or weight of goods that are produced, shipped, or received.
   • A person who sells goods on an installment plan: An individual, often a door-to-door salesman, who sells goods on credit, collecting payments in regular installments.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Record-keeper):
  • The tallyman checked the cargo against the shipping manifest.
  • In the warehouse, the tallyman's count is considered final.
• Noun (Credit seller):
  • The tallyman came to collect the weekly payment for the furniture.
  • Many families in the neighborhood bought their appliances from a local tallyman.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Archaic Usage: The term is less common in modern business English, having been largely replaced by terms like "inventory clerk" or "credit collector." It often carries a historical or regional connotation.
  • In 19th-century industrial towns, the tallyman was a familiar figure.

Variants and Related Words

• Tally (noun/verb): The act of counting or a record of a count; to count or record.
  • Keep a tally of the scores.
• Tally clerk (noun): A synonym for the record-keeping sense of tallyman.
• Credit collector (noun): A person who collects installment payments.

Synonyms

• For the record-keeper: Recorder, checker, counter, inventory clerk.
• For the credit seller: Installment seller, credit agent, doorstep collector.

Related Phrases

• To keep tally: To maintain a count or record.
  • It's your job to keep tally of the incoming shipments.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received
2. one who sells goods on the installment plan

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tally clerk