swagman
noun
a tramp, hobo, or vagabond.
swagmen
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pluralof swagman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Suddenly a strange misgiving seized me, and I asked involuntarily, "Do you have many swagmen calling round here?"
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
We looked solvent enough, as far as swagmen go.
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
And the swagmen come all day long, and Mrs. Gordon or I have to go and give them something to eat; there's plenty to do, always.
From Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
Hopeless-looking swagmen are met with during the afternoon, and one carrier—he of the sanded leg—lends them tobacco; his mates contribute "bits o'" tea, flour, and sugar.
From Children of the Bush by Henry Lawson
