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Synonyms of swagman

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Another word for swagman is vagrant. Other synonyms of swagman are swagger, swagsman, down-and-out, down-and-outer and dero.

Synonyms and similar words for swagman

nounA man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant...

  • hobo
  • swaggerSomeone carrying a swag; a swagman.
  • swaggieA swagman.
  • swagsmanSynonym of swagman (“itinerant traveller”).
  • tussockerA sundowner.
  • bumA homeless person, usually a man.
  • stiff
  • clochardA beggar or tramp, especially in France.
  • derelictA homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal...
  • deroA homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict, especially an alcoholic.
  • down-and-outSynonym of down-and-outer.
  • down-and-outerSomeone who is down and out.
  • drifter
  • floaterA person who frequently changes where they live; a drifter, a vagrant.
  • gadling
  • landleaperSynonym of landlouper.
  • landloper
  • landlouperA vagabond; a vagrant.
  • nomad
  • pike
  • piker
  • ranger
  • rogue
  • rolling stone
  • rough sleeperA homeless person who sleeps outdoors.
  • skell
  • stroller
  • stumblebum
  • toerag
  • trampA homeless person; a vagabond.
  • vagabond
  • vagrantA person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest...
  • wanderer
  • waifA person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an...
  • sundowner Australia, obsoleteAn itinerant worker, such as a swagman, who arrives at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but readily accepts...
  • traveller Australia, dated
  • casual dated
  • epithite obsoleteA lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant.
  • Jack out of doors obsoleteA homeless person, or vagrant.
  • knight of the road obsolete
  • paker obsoleteA vagrant, stroller.
  • palliard archaicA beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one; (earlier especially) a lecher.
  • scatterling obsoleteOne who has no fixed residence; a vagabond.
  • skelder obsoleteA vagrant or cheat.
  • truant obsoleteSynonym of sturdy beggar (“a person who was fit and able to work, but lived as a beggar or vagrant instead”); hence, a...
  • yagger Scotland, archaic

Meaning of swagman

  1. noun A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.
  2. noun A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
  3. noun A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.

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Questions about synonyms of swagman

What is another word for swagman?
Swagman has 46 synonyms on Word.ws, such as vagrant, swagger, swagsman, down-and-out, down-and-outer and dero.
What does swagman mean?
Swagman means a man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.

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