Aware of the impression he had made--few men were quicker than he at such discoveries--Mr Chester followed up the blow by propounding certain virtuous maxims, somewhat vague and general in their nature, doubtless, and occasionally partaking of the character of truisms, worn a little out at elbow, but delivered in so charming a voice and with such ...
Definition of ombudsman for English Language Learners. : a person (such as a government official or an employee) who investigates complaints and tries to deal with problems fairly.
ombudsman. 1  Macedonian: Ð½Ð°ÑÐ¾Ð´ÐµÐ½ Ð¿ÑÐ°Ð²Ð¾Ð±ÑÐ°Ð½Ð¸ÑÐµÐ» (naroden pravobranitel), Ð¾Ð¼Ð±ÑÐ´ÑÐ¼Ð°Ð½ (ombudsman) 2  Norwegian: BokmÃ¥l: ombudsmann (no) m. Nynorsk: ombodsmann m. 3  Persian: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø¢ÙØ±ââ (dÃ¢d-Ã¢var) 4  Portuguese: ombudsman (pt) m, ouvidor (pt) m. 5  Romanian: ombudsman (ro) m.