remittance man
remittance man · remittance men
An unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives…An unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land (often from Britain to a colony) and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he does not come back.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)An unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land (often from Britain to a colony) and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he does not come back.
More definitions
- a male exile living on money sent from home
Forms
plural: remittance men| Singular | remittance man |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedremittance woman
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular