remittance man
noun
a person who is supported abroad chiefly by remittances from home.
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Origin of remittance man
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby remittance man
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Example sentences from the Web for remittance man
We are by no means all millionaires, and our idea is not to make this colony a pleasure ground for the remittance-man.
Lorimer of the Northwest|Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for remittance man
remittance man
noun
a man living abroad on money sent from home, esp in the days of the British Empire
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