Definitions for ragmanˈrægˌmæn, -mən; -ˌmɛn, -mən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rag•manˈrægˌmæn, -mən; -ˌmɛn, -mən(n.)(pl.)-men

  1. a person who gathers or deals in rags.

Origin of ragman:

1350–1400

Wiktionary

  1. ragman(Noun)

    A dealer in rags

  2. Ragman(ProperNoun)

    A statute of Edward I by which the Scottish gentry and nobility were compelled to swear allegiance to the English king

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ragman(noun)

    a man who collects, or deals in, rags

  2. Ragman(noun)

    a document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal bull


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