ragman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.
noun
  1. A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.
  2. A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull.
  3. A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.
name
  1. A statute of Edward I by which the Scottish gentry and nobility were compelled to swear allegiance to the English king

Word forms

ragman ragmen ragmans

Etymology

From rag + man.

Related words

ragman roll Ragman's Roll
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