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tallywoman

tallywoman

9.8
A woman who counts and writes down numbers for work
  • noun
  • /ˈtæliˌwʊmən/
translation icon : contadora
  • The tallywoman carefully recorded the number of boxes delivered each day.

Examples

  • The tallywoman counted the votes carefully.

  • She is an experienced tallywoman at the local elections.

  • During the audit, the tallywoman checked every item against the shipping list.

  • She was the first female tallywoman to be hired by the company.

  • The tallywoman carefully recorded the number of boxes delivered each day.

  • During the audit, the tallywoman checked every item against the shipping list.

  • She was the first female tallywoman to be hired by the company.

Synonyms

tally clerk
vstallywoman
8.0

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

is a female job title for someone who keeps such records
countian
vstallywoman
  • Archaic
8.9

A person who counts things, for example votes or goods

is a female job title used for general record keeping rather than formal tallies

Surface Forms

tallywoman singular
tallywomen plural

Morphology

tallywoman = tally + woman (transparent) = tally + woman

A straightforward compound: a woman who performs tallying or keeps counts, easily derived from the components.

Etymology

Tallywoman comes from tally, an old word for making marks on a stick to 'count', and woman. So a tallywoman is a woman who keeps a record of numbers or totals.