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swag·man

(swăg′măn′)

n. Australian

A man who seeks casual work while traveling about carrying his swag.

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swagman

(ˈswæɡˌmæn; -mən)

n, pl -men

informal Austral and NZ a labourer who carries his personal possessions in a pack or swag while travelling about in search of work; vagrant worker. Also called: swagger or swaggie

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swag•man

(ˈswæg mən)

n., pl. -men. Australian.

1. a tramp or vagabond.

2. anyone who carries a swag while traveling.

[1875–80]

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swagman - an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

swagger, swaggie

Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

gipsy, itinerant - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"

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