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ragman

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A statute of Edward I by which the Scottish gentry and nobility were compelled to swear allegiance to the English king

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull.

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Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From rag + man.

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вехтошар (vehtošar) — collector of refuse
  • Finnish: lumpunkerääjä — collector of refuse
  • Finnish: lumppuri — collector of refuse
  • Finnish: rättiläinen — collector of refuse
  • French: chiffonnier — collector of refuse
  • German: Lumpensammler — collector of refuse
  • Greek: ρακοσυλλέκτης (rakosylléktis) — collector of refuse
  • Irish: fear ceirteacha — collector of refuse
  • Italian: rigattiere — collector of refuse
  • Italian: cenciaio — collector of refuse
  • Italian: cenciaiolo — collector of refuse
  • Italian: straccivendolo — collector of refuse
  • Italian: robivecchi — collector of refuse
  • Latin: centōnārĭus — collector of refuse
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fillepeller — collector of refuse
  • Polish: gałganiarz — collector of refuse
  • Polish: gałganiarka — collector of refuse
  • Polish: szmaciarz — collector of refuse
  • Polish: szmaciara — collector of refuse
  • Polish: szmaciarka — collector of refuse
  • Russian: ве́тошник (vétošnik) — collector of refuse
  • Spanish: ropavejero — collector of refuse
  • Swedish: lumpsamlare — collector of refuse