swagman /ˈswæɡmæn/ noun3 •(Australia, New-Zealand) A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.[T]he class who exercise the most depressing influence on these rates, little as the unhappy men think themselves so, will be found to consist of idlers and swagmen. — 1869 •(US, slang) A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence. •(UK, no longer used) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value. formsswagmen