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remittance men

remittance men is the plural of remittance man.

Meaning of remittance man

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.

Questions about remittance men

What is remittance men the plural of?
Remittance men is the plural of remittance man.

Words near remittance men in the dictionary

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

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