"tallyman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tallymen [plural]
Etymology: tally + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tally|man}} tally + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|tallymen}} tallyman (plural tallymen)
  1. A person who keeps a tally of something. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tallyman-en-noun-FIiZgmBP Disambiguation of People: 33 36 32
  2. A man who conducts the tally trade Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tallyman-en-noun-Dk2Yfjh0 Disambiguation of People: 33 36 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 65 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 60 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 9 54 37
  3. (informal, regional, archaic) A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage. Tags: archaic, informal, regional Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tallyman-en-noun-1XqRA5ZD Disambiguation of People: 33 36 32 Categories (other): Regional English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tallywoman, live tally

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