roadman

A noun with two distinct meanings: a traveling salesman who calls on customers, or a workman employed to repair roads.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: ein Reisender, der Kunden besucht, oder ein Arbeiter, der mit der Instandhaltung von Straßen beschäftigt ist.

1. Traveling Salesman B2 formal british business

   A salesperson who travels to visit customers or clients in different locations.

   • The roadman visited several shops in the county to promote the new product line.
   • As a roadman, he spent most of his week on the road meeting clients.
   • The company hired a roadman to cover the northern region.

   🇩🇪Reisender Vertreter

   Synonyme: bagmancommercial travelerdrummersales repsales representativetraveling salesman

2. Road Repair Worker B1 formal british

   A worker whose job is to repair and maintain roads.

   • The roadman patched the potholes on the main street.
   • A team of roadmen was working on the highway expansion project.
   • The roadman used a steamroller to flatten the fresh asphalt.

   🇩🇪Straßenarbeiter

   Synonyme: road mender

• roadmen plural form
• roadmen's possessive plural form
• roadman's possessive singular form