Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rag-and-bone man

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
rag-and-bone -man
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who deals in scrap metal and recycled junk (originally including rags and bones, in earlier centuries).

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

rag-and-bone men (plural)

Phrases

rag paper bone meal bone ash waste picker

Frequently Paired Words

rag paper bone meal bone ash ashman dustman waste picker

Synonyms

bone-grubber bone-picker ragman ragpicker scrappie scrapper

Questions

What does rag-and-bone man mean?
A man who deals in scrap metal and recycled junk (originally including rags and bones, in earlier centuries).

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