swagman in Spanish
swagman in Spanish is baratillero — swagman means someone, usually without a fixed home, who carries their belongings in a bundle while travelling from place to place looking for work.
swagman in Spanish
baratillero
(Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
What does "swagman" mean?
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noun Someone, usually without a fixed home, who carries their belongings in a bundle while travelling from place to place looking for work.
"She was not afraid of horsemen; but swagmen, going to, or worse, coming from the dismal, drunken little township, a day′s journey beyond, terrified her. One had called at the house today, and asked for tucker."
- noun A trader who deals in cheap trinkets or goods of little worth.
- noun Someone who buys and resells items they know are stolen.
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- She was not afraid of horsemen; but swagmen, going to, or worse, coming from the dismal, drunken little township, a day′s journey beyond, terrified her. One had called at the house today, and asked for tucker.
- The policeman thought it best to surprise the man, since he might be armed, so he disguised himself as a swagman and pounced as the man returned from his bridge-painting job.
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What is "swagman" in Spanish?
"swagman" in Spanish is baratillero. swagman means: Someone, usually without a fixed home, who carries their belongings in a bundle while travelling from place to place looking for work.
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