routeman [root-muh n, rout-] WORD ORIGIN noun, plural route·men. a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver. a supervisor who establishes a route for salespersons or the like, maintains office records, and handles customer relations for it. a person who routes work among a group of employees, as in a plant or shipyard. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of routeman First recorded in 1915–20; route + man1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019