remittance man
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of remittance man
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Captain Cook found some geographical points, but he missed the emotional one that Sadie Thompson and Ginger Ted, the supreme remittance man in all literature, have supplied to millions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Founding father of the Open Air Campaigners was a 19th century remittance man named Ned Field, exiled from England for unspecified wrongdoing, who felt that he had been cured of cancer in answer to prayer.
From Time Magazine Archive
He combines the characteristics of a disillusioned moralist with the casualness of an old- fashioned remittance man.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We are all fastened to the Arctic by the strongest ties," said a bewhiskered remittance man.
From Time Magazine Archive
A remittance man," Francis explained again, "is a term, more or less, of disgrace.
From I've Married Marjorie by Widdemer, Margaret
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