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ragman

[ rag-man, -muhn ]

noun

, plural rag·men [rag, -men, -m, uh, n].
  1. a person who gathers or deals in rag.


ragman

/ ˈræɡˌmæn /

noun

  1. another name for rag-and-bone man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ragman1

First recorded in 1350–1400; rag 1 + man
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Example Sentences

It went perforce to the ragman, if he would condescend to accept it.

One has the bag on his back, held in place by shoulder straps; the other has a bag thrown over his shoulder like a ragman.

The means of communication of Central Europe had sunk to the level of the nag before the ragman's cart.

Webster and the ragman had exaggerated the condition of their fellow-toper.

So the ragman went in and came to the young woman's house, and told her what the man was singing.

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