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Definition of Remittance man
1. Noun. An exile living on money sent from home.
Definition of Remittance man
1. Noun. An unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he doesn't come back. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remittance Man
Literary usage of Remittance man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spell of the Yukon, and Other Verses by Robert William Service (1907)
"THE RHYME OF THE remittance man There's a four-pronged buck a-swinging in the
shadow of my cabin, And it roamed the velvet valley till to-day; But I tracked ..."
2. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain (1897)
"He was a "remittance man," the first one I had ever seen or heard of. ... It was
the remittance-man's custom to pay his month's board and lodging ..."
3. Further Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by William Charles Scully (1913)
"... heathenism—A remittance man—Tragedy of a pair of boots—A victim of misplaced
confidence. WITH the exception of the main road through the district, ..."
4. Pictures of Travel, Sport, and Adventure by George Lacy (1899)
"QUEER EXPERIENCES OF A remittance man PERHAPS of all forms of adventure which
beset those who find their pleasure in wandering abroad, the deprivation of ..."
5. Canada in the Twentieth Century by Arthur Granville Bradley (1905)
"... as a remittance man ? The said remittance, for that matter, may be the young
man's actual right— perhaps part of a settlement, for all his critics know. ..."
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