ragman

[rag-man, -muh n]

noun, plural rag·men

[rag-men, -muh n] /ˈrægˌmɛn, -mən/.

a person who gathers or deals in rag.

Origin of ragman

First recorded in 1350–1400; rag¹ + man¹

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Examples from the Web for ragman

Historical Examples of ragman

It went perforce to the ragman, if he would condescend to accept it.
South American Fights and Fighters
Cyrus Townsend Brady
The ragman would have declined any negotiations concerning his clothes.
The Four Million
O. Henry
Beauchamp glanced at his note-book for the name of this man, who was a ragman and dustman.
Beauchamp's Career, Complete
George Meredith
Webster and the ragman had exaggerated the condition of their fellow-toper.
The House with the Green Shutters
George Douglas Brown
Many were moth-eaten and past redemption; those went to the ragman.
The Corner House Girls
Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for ragman

ragman

noun plural -men

another name for rag-and-bone man

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