remittance man

American  

noun

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

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remittance man British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of remittance man

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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

Actor King impersonates Dascom Dinsmore, an errant remittance man, who has not seen a pretty woman in the two years he has been in Labrador.

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

He combines the characteristics of a disillusioned moralist with the casualness of an old- fashioned remittance man.

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.