ragman noun4 •A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen. — 1918 •(historical) A statute issued by Edward I in 1276. •(historical) A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing. •(no longer used) A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull. formsragmans · ragmen