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roadman

[rohd-man, rohd-muhn] / ˈroʊdˌmæn, ˈroʊd mən /


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"I'd see my grandma in a traditional hijab and abaya and my cousin sat next to her in a roadman tracksuit," she says.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

Mary's great-grandfather John Bell was a roadman who was employed to maintain the track through Glen Croe as it snaked its way north to Inverary.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2020

When the roadman asks everyone to pray for the husband and wife who are the meeting's focus, Halpern chimes in loudly.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2017

As this roadman, or leader of the service, sprinkles sage on the coals, my eyelids close.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2017

There would be silence for ten minutes, and then Jake Tosh the roadman would stare at the fire, shake his head, and say: "Aye, man!"

From A Dominie in Doubt by Neill, Alexander Sutherland




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