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remittance man

remittance man noun: an unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land (often from Britain to a colony) and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he does not come back.

Noun

remittance man (plural remittance men)

  1. (historical) An unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land (often from Britain to a colony) and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he does not come back.

remittance man meaning in Tamil

remittance man in Tamil

தாயகத் தொலை ஆதரவுவாணர்

Forms of remittance man

pluralremittance men

Questions about remittance man

What does remittance man mean?
Remittance man means an unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land (often from Britain to a colony) and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he does not come back.
What is remittance man in Tamil?
Remittance man in Tamil is தாயகத் தொலை ஆதரவுவாணர். See Remittance man meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is remittance man?
Remittance man is a noun.
What is the plural of remittance man?
The plural of remittance man is remittance men.

Words near remittance man in the dictionary

  1. remits
  2. remittable
  3. remittal
  4. remittals
  5. remittance
  6. remittance man
  7. remittance men
  8. remittance woman
  9. remittance women
  10. remittances
  11. remittant

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