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talesman

American  
[teylz-muhn, tey-leez-muhn] / ˈteɪlz mən, ˈteɪ liz mən /

noun

plural

talesmen

  1. a person summoned as one of the tales. tale.

Etymology

Origin of talesman

First recorded in 1670–80; tales + man

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