ˈruddleman [f. ruddle n.1] A digger of, or dealer in, ruddle; a raddleman. 1623Burton Anat. Mel. iii. ii. ii. ii. (ed. 4) 471 Besmeared like a ruddleman, a gypsy, or a chimny-sweeper.1832Miss Mitford VillageSer. v. (1863) 411 He joined a troop of ruddle-men.