单词 | rider out |
释义 | > as lemmasrider out a. A commercial traveller. Also rider out. Now rare and historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > commercial traveller rideout1752 rider1752 outrider1762 traveller1790 commercial traveller1807 bagman1808 town traveller1808 commis voyageur1825 roundman1827 drummer1828 travelling salesman1833 bag woman1845 commercial1861 fieldman1875 outride1879 roundsman1884 knight of the road1889 representative1918 sales representative1949 sales rep1959 rep1973 1752 H. Fielding Covent-Garden Jrnl. 16 July 3/1 He was a Sort of Rider, or Rideout, to a Linnen Draper at London. 1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act II. lxvi. 244 Jack Goodfellow, a Rider to Mr. Buckram a very eminent Haberdasher..in the City. 1791 ‘G. Gambado’ Ann. Horsemanship v. 23 That very numerous and brilliant fraternity, called London Riders, or Bagsters; who..make so smart a figure in a country town. 1800 H. Wells Constantia Neville III. xxvii. 131 The last comer was a rider to a wholesale warehouse in the city. 1837 T. Hook Jack Brag I. ii. 56 Either a rider to some respectable house in the button line, or a small dealer. 1965 Econ. Hist. Rev. 18 158 Laden with his samples, the rider waited upon the manufacturers in and about each major town. 1967 M. M. Edwards Growth of Brit. Cotton Trade 165 A list of the rider-out's accounts shows the extent of his travels and the amount of money involved in his transactions. < as lemmas |
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