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swagman

[ swag-muhn ]

noun

, Australian.
, plural swag·men.
  1. a tramp, hobo, or vagabond.
  2. anyone who carries a swag while traveling, as a camper or prospector.


swagman

/ -mən; ˈswæɡˌmæn /

noun

  1. informal.
    a labourer who carries his personal possessions in a pack or swag while travelling about in search of work; vagrant worker Also calledswaggerswaggie


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swagman1

First recorded in 1875–80; swag 2 + -man

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Example Sentences

And still he went doggedly on, with the ghastly daylight on him—like a swagman's ghost out late.

This softened the heart and loosed the tongue of the old swagman.

A valid claim to satisfaction was thus established, and the swagman showed a disposition to enforce it.

The swagman dodged and parried, and soon put in a swinging blow on the left temple.

He remembered that it had been his impression that the swagman bore his father a grudge, and the thought made him uneasy.

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