swagman
/swag-muhn/US // ˈswæg mən //UK // (ˈswæɡˌmæn, -mən) //
掠夺者,骗子,吊车夫,吊车司机
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural swag·men.Australian.
- : a tramp, hobo, or vagabond.
- : anyone who carries a swag while traveling, as a camper or prospector.
Examples
And still he went doggedly on, with the ghastly daylight on him—like a swagman's ghost out late.
This softened the heart and loosed the tongue of the old swagman.
A valid claim to satisfaction was thus established, and the swagman showed a disposition to enforce it.
The swagman dodged and parried, and soon put in a swinging blow on the left temple.
He remembered that it had been his impression that the swagman bore his father a grudge, and the thought made him uneasy.
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