remittance man
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of remittance man
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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One of the ship's company, all of whom signed on as crew when harbor officials declared the Carma unseaworthy, was Lord Edward Eugene Fernando Montagu, self-styled "remittance man," second son of the Duke of Manchester.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is a remittance man, a gentleman traveler with an eye for adventure and a hand on his letter of credit.
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
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
Next came Claud Dufair, a handsome remittance man with an eye-glass and a drawl.
From The Kangaroo Marines by Campbell, R. W.
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