ragman

American  

[rag-man, -muhn] / ˈrægˌmæn, -mən /

noun

plural

ragmen

1. a person who gathers or deals in rag.

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ragman British  

/ ˈræɡˌmæn /

noun

1. another name for rag-and-bone man

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Etymology

Origin of ragman

First recorded in 1350–1400; rag ¹ + man

Example Sentences

One hundred years ago today, Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch, the son of a Moscow-born Russian Jewish ragman, in upstate New York.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2016

Sandy Alderson, the Mets’ general manager, has proved a fine ragman by picking players off scrap heaps.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2016

“The coal being thrown down the chute for the radiators. The ragman on the street, calling out so we’d throw down old clothes.”

From New York Times • May 30, 2014

As a priest, he worked as a ragman and a factory worker, only began to perform his priestly duties full time when his congregation asked him to.

From Time Magazine Archive

Luck smiled on me the next day, and I managed to steal a bundle of rags off the back of a wagon and sell them to a ragman for four iron pennies.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss