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A person who keeps a tally of something. / A man who conducts the tally trade / (informal, regional, archaic) A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.

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tallyman

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tallyman

Noun

archaic informal regional

A person who keeps a tally of something. / A man who conducts the tally trade / (informal, regional, archaic) A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.

Japanese Meaning

何かの数量や記録を取る人、すなわち集計係や記録担当者 / 計数業（集計業）に従事する男 / （非公式・地方・古語）婚姻関係外で同居する男、すなわち内縁の夫

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At the charity fair, the tallyman stood by the entrance, quietly keeping count of every donation.

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チャリティ・フェアで、集計係が入口のそばに立ち、寄付を一つずつ静かに数えていました。

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A person who keeps a tally of something.

Uncoupling a train into cuts in the reception sidings - as a shunter wields his pole, the tallyman reads off details of the train to the Traffic Office through his portable radio transmitter.

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