swaggie

noun

swag·​gie ˈswa-gē 

chiefly Australia

: swagman

Synonyms

• bindle stiff
• bum
• bummer
• hobo
• sundowner [Australian]
• swagman [chiefly Australian]
• tramp
• vagabond
• vagrant

Examples of swaggie in a Sentence

some swaggies were known to take occasional odd jobs at bush stations

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above