tallyman

Examples

• All

• During the fair, the tallyman recorded each ticket sold at the entrance.

• Many tallymen were present at the election.

• During the election, a tallyman keeps track of the votes as they're counted.

• Local markets used to employ a tallyman to record all transactions.

• The tallyman checked each box as it was unloaded from the truck.

• The tallyman counted the votes carefully.

• The shop hired a tallyman to keep track of the payments received from customers.

Synonyms

C

clerk

vstallyman

273 2.5

A person who keeps records and does office tasks

is more narrowly the counting and recording role in commerce or voting

C

counter

vstallyman

• Specialized

75 3.4

A person or machine that keeps a total of items

is more specific to jobs in commerce, voting, or payments

B

bookkeeper

vstallyman

24 3.2

A person who records a business's money received and spent

focuses on counting and collecting rather than full accounting duties

T

teller

vstallyman

• Formal

11 5.5

A person who counts votes at a formal meeting

is broader, used for counting in commerce, payments, or other settings

E

enumerator

vstallyman

2 7.0

A person who visits homes to count people and record information for a survey like a census

focuses more on commerce, votes, and payment collecting than surveys

V

vote counter

vstallyman

1 2.8

A person who adds up votes to find the result in an election or meeting

is broader, covering commerce counting and payment recording too

T

tally clerk

vstallyman

8.0

A person who counts and writes down the number or weight of goods

is broader, covering commerce, votes, and payment collection not only goods

C

countian

vstallyman

• Archaic

8.9

A person who counts things, for example votes or goods

is similar but also covers everyday payment collecting and simple counts

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology