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单词 swagman
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Definition of swagman in English:

swagman

nounPlural swagmenˈswaɡman
Australian, NZ
  • A person carrying a swag or bundle of belongings.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fewer and fewer people living in this country feel any cultural connection with jolly swagmen, billabongs and coolibah trees.
    • The Balinese onlookers tried to understand why the Australian contingent was getting all choked up by a song about a swagman who stole a sheep and then drowned himself.
    • The song is just about resistance to heavy handed authority when the swagman in fact rejected most of the trappings of society, either out of necessity or choice.
    • Homeless men were, in Australia, known as ‘swagmen’ ‘cause they carried a swag around with them, which was a rolled up sleeping mat and waterproof blanket.
    • The squatter sends another swagman to the billabong to trick our hero into taking a walk, the rat hands our hero to the cops, he's paid off and our hero goes to jail?
    Synonyms
    vagrant, vagabond, homeless person, derelict, down-and-out

Rhymes

bagman, ragman
 
 

Definition of swagman in US English:

swagman

noun
Australian, NZ
  • A person carrying a swag.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The song is just about resistance to heavy handed authority when the swagman in fact rejected most of the trappings of society, either out of necessity or choice.
    • The squatter sends another swagman to the billabong to trick our hero into taking a walk, the rat hands our hero to the cops, he's paid off and our hero goes to jail?
    • The Balinese onlookers tried to understand why the Australian contingent was getting all choked up by a song about a swagman who stole a sheep and then drowned himself.
    • Homeless men were, in Australia, known as ‘swagmen’ ‘cause they carried a swag around with them, which was a rolled up sleeping mat and waterproof blanket.
    • Fewer and fewer people living in this country feel any cultural connection with jolly swagmen, billabongs and coolibah trees.
    Synonyms
    vagrant, vagabond, homeless person, derelict, down-and-out
 
 
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