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swagman

/ˈswæɡmæn/

Meanings
noun
An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging.

Examples :

"During the Great Depression in Australia, many men became swagmen, walking from farm to farm looking for temporary jobs. "
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Related Words

Illustration middleman

middleman noun

[ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn]

An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.

"The art teacher used a middleman to buy supplies in bulk for the whole school. "

Illustration depression

depression noun

/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ /dəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/

In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.

"Sarah's depression made it hard to enjoy her usual school activities and look forward to the future. "

Illustration transactions

transactions noun

/trænzækʃənz/ /trænsækʃənz/

The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).

"The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier."

Illustration seeking

seeking verb

/siːkɪŋ/

To try to find; to look for; to search for.

"I seek wisdom."

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

Illustration carrying

carrying verb

/ˈkæɹiɪŋ/

To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

"She was carrying a heavy backpack to school. "

Illustration electronics

electronics noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/ /ˌɛlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/

The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.

"Electronics is a popular subject."

Illustration itinerant

itinerant noun

/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/

One who travels from place to place.

"The itinerant teacher visited different schools each week, bringing her unique teaching style to each classroom. "

Illustration reselling

reselling verb

/ˌriːˈsɛlɪŋ/ /riˈsɛlɪŋ/

To sell again.

"He made money by buying concert tickets and reselling them for a higher price. "

Illustration pawnbroker

pawnbroker noun

/ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/

A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.

"The student needed money for tuition, so they took their grandmother's antique necklace to the pawnbroker. "

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

"to suspect the presence of disease"

Illustration exchange

exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

An act of exchanging or trading.

"All in all, it was an even exchange."