roadman:
(also ‘road mender’; plural: ‘roadmen’; pronunciation: ‘road’…’man’)
a survey roadman at work
(less commonly) a salesman who goes to others homes to sell things; a bagman; a commercial traveller;
a worker whose job is to repair/mend roads; a road mender;
(also ‘Road Man’ or ‘Road Chief’) a title given to the leader of the peyote ceremony in the Native American Church, USA;
(slang usage in the present) a young man who knows his locality well and willingly participates in local events, especially parties,
Road Men or Road Chiefs of NAC
Dennis has been a roadman/road mender all his life and knows which road or pavement needs what type of material and often finds himself advising contractors the ways to make better roads for less money.
A survey roadman must have some schooling and some basic training as he not only looks after the roads but also helps the surveyors with their equipment.
According to some experts, a Road Man of the peyote ceremony of the Native American Church, USA, is not priest or minister like in the Christian Church but anybody who provides a tipi and some other items, but according to some others, a roadman is nothing but a pastor or a priest!
