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ragman

[ rag-man, -muhn ]

noun

plural ragmen
  1. a person who gathers or deals in rag.


ragman

/ ˈæɡˌæ /

noun

  1. another name for rag-and-bone man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ragman1

First recorded in 1350–1400; rag 1 + man
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That front-page story in The Times, from July 1905, had to do with a race riot that broke out when a Black man stepped in to assist a local ragman who needed help making his way through the neighborhood.

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I knew that the items must belong to a ragman, but there was something eerie about the way they were sorted, as though they were pagan offerings.

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In his memoir "The Ragman's Son," published in 1988, Douglas writes briefly about Natalie Wood.

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In his memoir “The Ragman’s Son,” published in 1988, Douglas writes briefly about Natalie Wood.

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Photo by Roslan Ragman / AFP via Getty Images Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah / Getty Images But at nighttime, when Singapore’s iconic skyline is lit in all its glory in the background, the store really comes alive and you can tell the company clearly designed it as an evening fixture best viewed in the dark.

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