swagman
(Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) A man who travels around with a personal]] items; specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.
And then the swagman was such a companionable little fellow, and told such funny little yarns, and sung so many snatches of odd songs whilst he was at work that once or twice the old man relaxed the cross expression of his facial muscles…
Origin: [[File:Elderly swagman.jpg|thumb|A photograph of a swagman in New South Wales, Australia.]] From. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(US, slang) A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.
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