What does "ragman" mean?

A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.

What is a synonym for "ragman"?

Common synonyms include: arab, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, bum.

name, noun

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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.
"For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen."
2
A statute issued by Edward I in 1276. countable, historical, uncountable
3
A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"He bonched hem with his breuet · & blered here eyes / And rauȝte with his ragman · rynges and broches […]"
4
A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing. historical, uncountable