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Noun: roadman (roadmen)  rowd-mun
  1. A male workman who is employed to repair roads
    "The roadman filled potholes and resurfaced damaged sections of the highway"
     
  2. A salesman who travels to call on customers
    "The roadman visited several cities to sell his company's products";
    - traveling salesman [US], travelling salesman [Brit, Cdn], commercial traveler [US], commercial traveller [Brit, Cdn], bagman [Brit, archaic], drummer [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: roadmen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], interpreter, man, representative, road mender, salesman, sod [informal], spokesperson, voice

Encyclopedia: Roadman