ragmen
- plural of ragman.
Example Sentences
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“I’d always see the ragmen, who collected rags for a living,” he said in a 1992 interview with the Times.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2020
“I’d always see the ragmen, who collected rags for a living,” he said in a 1992 interview with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
Nature, my dear Dave, is a dustbin in which a few ragmen succeed in finding an occasional crust of dry bread wherewith to help fill the pot and make their hearts glad.
From A Top-Floor Idyl by Van Schaick, George
There are now twenty thousand ragmen from the provinces encamped on the hills of Montmartre, fit for everything good.
From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)
The ragmen very readily accepted this offer, and, accompanied by the landlord, repaired to Farmer Liddon’s house.
