ragman
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ragman¹
Where it comes from
From rag + man.
noun ragmen
- A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man. For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.
ragman²
Where it comes from
Unknown.
noun ragmans
- A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.
- A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull. He bonched hem with his breuet · & blered here eyes / And rauȝte with his ragman · rynges and broches […]
- A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.
Ragman³
proper noun
- A statute of Edward I by which the Scottish gentry and nobility were compelled to swear allegiance to the English king
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noun collector of refuse
| Español | ropavejero |
|---|---|
| Français | chiffonnier |
| Deutsch | Lumpensammler |
| Italiano | rigattiere, cenciaio, cenciaiolo, straccivendolo, robivecchi |
| Ελληνικά | ρακοσυλλέκτης rakosylléktis |
| Русский | ве́тошник vétošnik |
Talk about this word "ragman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ragman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ragman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ragman "ragman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ragman.
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@misc{ragman_2026,
title = {ragman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ragman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
