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swagman

/ˈswæɡmæn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging.
  2. A fence, a middleman for transactions of stolen goods.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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