swagman
Americannoun
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swagmen
plural
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a tramp, hobo, or vagabond.
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anyone who carries a swag while traveling, as a camper or prospector.
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Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Macauley, at 35, was a proud and able swagman, i.e., itinerant sheep-station hand, who hated cities, where you always need "a penny for the slot and a key for the door."
From Time Magazine Archive
Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong, "You'll never take me alive," said he.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Australians, to whom this enthusiasm was second nature, roared into Bardia singing: Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had it not been for that indefinable self-reliant look which drovers—the Ishmaels of the bush—always acquire, one might have taken him for a swagman.
From Three Elephant Power and Other Stories by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
Very soon, one suspects, the swagmen on Sir Matt Busby Way will have to update their "Giggsy 12 Gerrard 0" T-shirts paying homage to his unprecedented collection of title wins.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2013
We looked solvent enough, as far as swagmen go.
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
We had long, marvellous talks with different swagmen, as we slowly sauntered north to Newcastle....
From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp
We went "humping bluey" as swagmen, as the tramp is called in Australia.
From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp
For travellers must carry bags, And swagmen have to hump their swags Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.
From The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
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