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noun

Vagabundo, trotamundos

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

"During the harsh Australian summer, many swagmen travelled the dusty roads, hoping to find work on sheep farms. "

Durante el duro verano australiano, muchos vagabundos viajaban por los caminos polvorientos, con la esperanza de encontrar trabajo en las granjas ovejeras.

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noun

Receptor, intermediario

A fence, a middleman for transactions of stolen goods.

"The police suspected the pawn shop owner was actually a swagmen, knowingly buying stolen jewelry from petty thieves in the neighborhood. "

La policía sospechaba que el dueño de la casa de empeño era en realidad un receptor, que compraba a sabiendas joyas robadas a ladrones de poca monta del vecindario.

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