ragman en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From rag + man.
Meanings
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A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.
For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.
1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 14:Oh, the ragman draws circles / Up and down the block / I'd ask him what the matter was / But I know that he don't talk
1966, Bob Dylan, “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again”, in Blonde on Blonde:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ragmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (23)
ga fear ceirteacha (collector of refuse) · ru ве́тошник (collector of refuse) · nb fillepeller (collector of refuse) · it cenciaio (collector of refuse) · pl szmaciara (collector of refuse) · it rigattiere (collector of refuse) · fi lumppuri (collector of refuse) · it cenciaiolo (collector of refuse) · el ρακοσυλλέκτης (collector of refuse) · la centōnārĭus (collector of refuse) · es ropavejero (collector of refuse) · de Lumpensammler (collector of refuse) · bg вехтошар (collector of refuse) · pl gałganiarz (collector of refuse) · it robivecchi (collector of refuse) · pl szmaciarz (collector of refuse) · sv lumpsamlare (collector of refuse) · fi lumpunkerääjä (collector of refuse) · pl gałganiarka (collector of refuse) · fr chiffonnier (collector of refuse) · fi rättiläinen (collector of refuse) · it straccivendolo (collector of refuse) · pl szmaciarka (collector of refuse)