Orderlies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orderly \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.
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              Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     2. A street sweeper. [Eng.] --Mayhew.
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