noun
- a person who keeps a record or count of items, transactions, or scores
- a person who sells goods on credit and keeps track of what customers owe
Usage: historical; British
Examples
- The tallyman recorded each vote as it was cast.
- During the game, the tallyman kept track of the score on his clipboard.
- The warehouse tallyman counted all incoming shipments.
- In the old days, the tallyman would visit homes to collect payments.
- She worked as a tallyman for the local grocery store’s credit system.
- The tallyman’s ledger showed exactly what each family owed.