Word Study
ragman
CIDE DICTIONARY
ragman, n.
A man who collects, or deals in, rags. [1913 Webster]
ragman, n. [See Ragman's roll.].
A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal bull. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
ragman
Arab, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, bum, bummer, dogie, gamin, gamine, guttersnipe, hobo, homeless waif, idler, junk dealer, junkman, landloper, lazzarone, loafer, losel, mudlark, old-clothesman, piker, rag-and-bone man, ragamuffin, ragpicker, rounder, ski bum, stiff, stray, street Arab, street urchin, sundowner, surf bum, swagman, swagsman, tatterdemalion, tennis bum, tramp, turnpiker, urchin, vag, vagabond, vagrant, waif, waifs and strays, wastrelFor further exploring for "ragman" in Webster Dictionary Online