remittance man

noun

1. a person who is supported abroad chiefly by remittances from home.

remittance man

noun

1. a man living abroad on money sent from home, esp in the days of the British Empire

Word History and Origins

Origin of remittance man¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

First of all, I noted Oldburgh's best-known 103 remittance man.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor did he move until the burly remittance man had pulled himself together.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a remittance man with a remarkable constitution, and he lasted seven years.

From Project Gutenberg

I had an English remittance man working for me once and he told me so.

From Project Gutenberg

We are by no means all millionaires, and our idea is not to make this colony a pleasure ground for the remittance-man.

From Project Gutenberg