Or″der‐ly, n.; pl.Orderlies (�). 1. (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.
Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace. Macaulay.
2. A street sweeper. Mayhew.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.