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swagsman

Swagman \Swag"man\, n. A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called also swagsman, swagger, and swaggie.

Once a jolly swagman sat beside a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree. And he sang as he sat and watched his billy boiling, `Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?'
--[Waltzing Matilda, an Australian tune.]

Usage examples of "swagsman".

Gus and the geisha, Freda and the swagsman, Betty and the man in newspapers, with two pupils, formed a set near him.