remittance man

noun

a person who is supported abroad chiefly by remittances from home.

Origin of remittance man

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby remittance man

remissive, remit, remitt., remittal, remittance, remittance man, remittee, remittent, remitter, remix, remnant

Example sentences from the Web for remittance man

  • We are by no means all millionaires, and our idea is not to make this colony a pleasure ground for the remittance-man.

    Lorimer of the Northwest |Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for remittance man

remittance man

noun

a man living abroad on money sent from home, esp in the days of the British Empire