routeman

routeman
\\ˈ ̷ ̷mən\ noun (plural routemen)
Etymology: route (I) + man
1.
a. : a salesman or deliveryman on an assigned route
b. : the supervisor of a group of news carriers responsible for helping to establish routes, taking care of complaints, making out bills, and paying carriers
2. : a shipyard worker who plans the most efficient routing of work through a department

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/rooht"meuhn, rowt"-/, n., pl. routemen.
1. a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
2. a supervisor who establishes a route for salespersons or the like, maintains office records, and handles customer relations for it.
3. a person who routes work among a group of employees, as in a plant or shipyard.
[1915-20; ROUTE + MAN1]

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routeˈman noun (N American)
A shopkeeper's roundsman
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Main Entry: ↑route

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