roadmen

Noun

roadman (plural roadmen)

1. A man who builds or repairs roads.
   • Ernest Tipping had known the road for over 35 years and seen the roadman repairing it.1913, Worcestershire County Council, Minutes of the Proceedings, page 207
2. (Multicultural-London-English, UK, slang) A member of a subculture characterised by their clothing (notably puffer jackets and sportswear) as street fashion and the music they listen to, notably drill music.
   • And officers’ definition of ‘roadman’ could prove to be controversial. They described the term as a ‘teenager who involves themselves in smoking weed, no education, puffa jacket and man bag, acts hard on a bike’.2018 September 10, Harley Tamplin, “Police hope this embarrassing ‘slang dictionary’ will help them engage with young people”, in Metro