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swagman

noun
/ˈswæɡmæn/UK/ˈswæɡˌmæn/US/ˈswɛɡmɛn/

Etymology

From swag (“items stolen by a thief; unlawfully obtained goods; (Australia, New Zealand) bundle of personal items carried by a tramp, traveller, etc.”) + man.

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as swagman — “swag + man”

Definitions

  1. A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”)

    A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.

    • [T]he class who exercise the most depressing influence on these rates, little as the unhappy men think themselves so, will be found to consist of idlers and swagmen.

  2. A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.

  3. A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods

    A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.

The neighborhood

Derived

swagger, swaggie

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA