roadmann.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdman/,

/ˈrəʊdmən/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdˌmæn/,

/ˈroʊdmən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., man n.¹

Etymology: < road n. + man n.¹ In sense 1 after classical Latin viātor viator n. Compare earlier roadsman n.

1. Roman History. An officer responsible for summoning senators to Rome from the countryside.

ΚΠ

1755 W. Guthrie tr. Cicero Cato Major in Offices 260 Curius and other Heroes were summon'd from the Country to the Senate, and thence it was that the summoning Officers were called Viatores or Road-men.

2003 B. J. Incigneri Gospel to Romans ii. 79 Columella..recommended a nearby estate for relief from a busy day, and spoke of senators being summoned by ‘road-men’ (viatores) from their villas to the Senate in earlier times.

2. A person who builds or repairs roads. Also in later use: a person employed to keep the streets clean; a road sweeper.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > builders or maintainers of roads

waymaker?c1475

roadman1788

road-maker1792

path master1799

roadsman?1807

Macadamite1821

macadamizer1824

road breaker1834

grader1870

asphalter1880

linesman1888

lengthman1902

highway patrol1909

1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. I. 189 Every township ought to employ a roadman or working-way-reave,..for the same excellent purpose [of road-mending].

1816 J. Duff Poems 58 The smarts O' rugged Roadman's whips an' carts.

1866 G. Easton Autobiogr. 66 They would have thought it below their dignity to break a lance in public with a ‘Roadman’.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 17 June 5/1 Extra roadmen were put on to renovate the wood paving.

1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps v. 101 In a tiny bight of road, beside a heap of stones, I found the Roadman.

1962 Times 13 June 12/7 Jimmy Baker, one of the roadmen employed by Lord Darnley to keep Cobham street tidy.

2000 Irish Voice 22 Feb. 18 The roadmen have come to repair our stretch of the County Road.

a. A sportsperson, esp. a cyclist, whose activity is carried out on the road.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > other players

server1585

free agent1649

benchwarmer1662

puncher1681

sticker1779

hard hitter1790

hitter1813

go-devil1835

beneficiaire1841

colt1846

heavyweight1857

stayer1862

left-hander1864

attack1869

cap1879

international1882

roadman1886

big leaguer1887

homester1887

sand lotter1887

badger1890

internationalist1892

repeater1893

anchorman1895

grandstander1896

stylist1897

homebrew1903

letterman1905

toss-loser1906

fouler1908

rookie1908

mudder1912

sharpshooter1912

pro-amateur1919

receiver1919

southpaw1925

freestyler1927

hotshot1927

active1931

all-timer1936

iceman1936

wild card1940

scrambler1954

rounder1955

franchise1957

call-up1960

trialist1960

non-import1964

sandbagger1965

rebel1982

wide-body1986

1886 Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches 2 224 Well, that day I did what I never did before: I turned roadman and wouldn't jump a fence.

1951 Sport 27 Apr. 11/4 Sutherland..is a sprinter turned roadman, and it was in a sprint finish that he won his Empiad title in New Zealand.

1976 Star (Sheffield) 29 Oct. 27/1 The Horseshoe climb..is noted as a ‘roadman's’ course where riders such as Waugh can beat the hill specialists at their own game.

2000 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 8 Feb. 47 The Springtime Series is always an optimistic time for the sport [sc. cycling], and nearly 80 of the region's best roadmen have entered.

b. A person whose occupation involves or centres around travelling; (also) a tramp or vagrant.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > by road

wayferendeOE

wayfaring manOE

way-goera1382

wayferer1388

dustyfoota1400

wayfarerc1430

thorough-farer1628

roadster1834

road-farer1845

pathfarer1880

roadman1906

1906 S. E. Sparling Introd. Business Organization 206 Another method of direct selling is found in the system of canvassers and road-men sent out by factories.

1912 A. S. M. Hutchinson Happy Warrior v. vi. 318 There cried to them ‘Away! away!’ all the instinct that, since first law came on the land, has bade roadmen, gipsies, outlaws, take immediate flight from trouble.

1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 84 One can discern two different kinds of thief:..the road man is the more venturesome, the more restless.

1962 J. D. MacDonald Key to Suite (1968) ii. 16 Once in Atlanta..one of Federal's road men..goosed the wife of the executive vice-president.

2008 FD Wire (Nexis) 29 Apr. Whether it's the 200 roadmen or the 3 million catalogs or the faxes or the e-mails, the variety of ways we reach a customer..is a significant advantage to us in these kinds of conditions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roadman
释义	roadmann. Brit. /ˈrəʊdman/, /ˈrəʊdmən/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌmæn/, /ˈroʊdmən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., man n.¹ Etymology: < road n. + man n.¹ In sense 1 after classical Latin viātor viator n. Compare earlier roadsman n. 1. Roman History. An officer responsible for summoning senators to Rome from the countryside. ΚΠ 1755 W. Guthrie tr. Cicero Cato Major in Offices 260 Curius and other Heroes were summon'd from the Country to the Senate, and thence it was that the summoning Officers were called Viatores or Road-men. 2003 B. J. Incigneri Gospel to Romans ii. 79 Columella..recommended a nearby estate for relief from a busy day, and spoke of senators being summoned by ‘road-men’ (viatores) from their villas to the Senate in earlier times. 2. A person who builds or repairs roads. Also in later use: a person employed to keep the streets clean; a road sweeper. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > builders or maintainers of roads waymaker?c1475 roadman1788 road-maker1792 path master1799 roadsman?1807 Macadamite1821 macadamizer1824 road breaker1834 grader1870 asphalter1880 linesman1888 lengthman1902 highway patrol1909 1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. I. 189 Every township ought to employ a roadman or working-way-reave,..for the same excellent purpose [of road-mending]. 1816 J. Duff Poems 58 The smarts O' rugged Roadman's whips an' carts. 1866 G. Easton Autobiogr. 66 They would have thought it below their dignity to break a lance in public with a ‘Roadman’. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 17 June 5/1 Extra roadmen were put on to renovate the wood paving. 1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps v. 101 In a tiny bight of road, beside a heap of stones, I found the Roadman. 1962 Times 13 June 12/7 Jimmy Baker, one of the roadmen employed by Lord Darnley to keep Cobham street tidy. 2000 Irish Voice 22 Feb. 18 The roadmen have come to repair our stretch of the County Road. 3. a. A sportsperson, esp. a cyclist, whose activity is carried out on the road. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > other players server1585 free agent1649 benchwarmer1662 puncher1681 sticker1779 hard hitter1790 hitter1813 go-devil1835 beneficiaire1841 colt1846 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 left-hander1864 attack1869 cap1879 international1882 roadman1886 big leaguer1887 homester1887 sand lotter1887 badger1890 internationalist1892 repeater1893 anchorman1895 grandstander1896 stylist1897 homebrew1903 letterman1905 toss-loser1906 fouler1908 rookie1908 mudder1912 sharpshooter1912 pro-amateur1919 receiver1919 southpaw1925 freestyler1927 hotshot1927 active1931 all-timer1936 iceman1936 wild card1940 scrambler1954 rounder1955 franchise1957 call-up1960 trialist1960 non-import1964 sandbagger1965 rebel1982 wide-body1986 1886 Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches 2 224 Well, that day I did what I never did before: I turned roadman and wouldn't jump a fence. 1951 Sport 27 Apr. 11/4 Sutherland..is a sprinter turned roadman, and it was in a sprint finish that he won his Empiad title in New Zealand. 1976 Star (Sheffield) 29 Oct. 27/1 The Horseshoe climb..is noted as a ‘roadman's’ course where riders such as Waugh can beat the hill specialists at their own game. 2000 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 8 Feb. 47 The Springtime Series is always an optimistic time for the sport [sc. cycling], and nearly 80 of the region's best roadmen have entered. b. A person whose occupation involves or centres around travelling; (also) a tramp or vagrant. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > by road wayferendeOE wayfaring manOE way-goera1382 wayferer1388 dustyfoota1400 wayfarerc1430 thorough-farer1628 roadster1834 road-farer1845 pathfarer1880 roadman1906 1906 S. E. Sparling Introd. Business Organization 206 Another method of direct selling is found in the system of canvassers and road-men sent out by factories. 1912 A. S. M. Hutchinson Happy Warrior v. vi. 318 There cried to them ‘Away! away!’ all the instinct that, since first law came on the land, has bade roadmen, gipsies, outlaws, take immediate flight from trouble. 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 84 One can discern two different kinds of thief:..the road man is the more venturesome, the more restless. 1962 J. D. MacDonald Key to Suite (1968) ii. 16 Once in Atlanta..one of Federal's road men..goosed the wife of the executive vice-president. 2008 FD Wire (Nexis) 29 Apr. Whether it's the 200 roadmen or the 3 million catalogs or the faxes or the e-mails, the variety of ways we reach a customer..is a significant advantage to us in these kinds of conditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1755
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