talesman

T1A1L1E1S1M3A1N1

noun

The (male) author or relater of a tale; storyteller.

OriginEnglish man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann →
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Meanings

talesman1

nountalesman (plural talesmen)

plural talesmen

  1. obsoleteThe (male) author or relater of a tale; storyteller.

talesman2

nountalesman (plural talesmen)

plural talesmen

  1. lawSomeone summoned to a jury when a tales is awarded, to make up numbers.

Origin

talesman · noun

  1. Englishtale
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishman
  8. Englishtalesman

From tale + -s- + man.

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talesman · noun

From tales + man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

talesman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talesman

MLA

“talesman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talesman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talesman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talesman.

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