different between swaggie vs swagman

English

Etymology

From swag(man) +? -ie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?swa?i/

Noun

swaggie (plural swaggies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A swagman.
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 40:

     The swaggie shifted on his heels. His attitude was uncertain.

Anagrams

• waggies

English

Etymology

From swag (“items stolen by a thief; unlawfully obtained goods; (Australia, New Zealand) bundle of personal items carried by a tramp, traveller, etc.”) +? man.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?swæ?mæn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?swæ??mæn/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?sw??m?n/
• Hyphenation: swag?man

Noun

swagman (plural swagmen)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, historical) 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.

   Synonyms: hobo, (Australia, obsolete) sundowner, swagger, (diminutive) swaggie, swagsman, (Australia, dated) traveller, (New Zealand) tussocker; see also Thesaurus:vagabond
2. (Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
3. (US, slang) A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.

Derived terms

• swagger
• swaggie

Related terms

• swag
• swag it

Translations

References

Further reading

• swagman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Wagmans