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Tallyman (Noun)

One who sells goods on the installment plan.

Nouns denoting people.

The tallyman came to the door every week to collect the payment for the new television set.
She had bought the furniture from a tallyman and was still paying for it after two years.
In the old days, the tallyman would sell goods to people who couldn't afford to pay cash upfront.
The tallyman's business model relied on charging high interest rates to customers who couldn't pay the full amount immediately.
After losing her job, she struggled to make the weekly payments to the tallyman for her new washing machine.

One who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received.

Nouns denoting people.

The warehouse hired a tallyman to accurately count and record the incoming inventory from each shipment.
In the textile mill, the tallyman's role was crucial in ensuring that production met the expected quotas.
As a tallyman, it was John's job to monitor and log the amount of coal extracted from the mine each day.
A skilled tallyman was required at the busy shipping port to track the massive volume of goods passing through.
At the sawmill, the tallyman kept an accurate record of the different types of lumber being produced and shipped to customers.