remittance man
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of remittance man
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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"We are all fastened to the Arctic by the strongest ties," said a bewhiskered remittance man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Peter Ustinov, playing an unmarried remittance man who has to beat the girls off with a waddy, makes a comical old dag.
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
The leading character, Ben Eckhardt, might be described as a Foundation remittance man who lives meagerly but independently in Paris as a perennial student.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bought in by a remittance man that's chasing your sister!
From The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
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