Swagman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈæɡmən/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈaɡmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈaɡmən/

2 syllables Say it as /swˈæɡmən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swagger swaggie

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

chemineau

un ouvrier australien itinérant qui transporte ses effets personnels en paquet alors qu'il voyage à la recherche de travail

🇪🇸Spanish

fanfarrón

un trabajador australiano itinerante que lleva sus pertenencias personales en un bulto mientras viaja en busca de trabajo.

🇵🇹Portuguese

homem arrogante

um trabalhador australiano itinerante que carrega seus pertences pessoais em uma trouxa enquanto viaja em busca de trabalho

🇷🇺Russian

бродяга

странствующий австралийский рабочий, который носит в связке свои личные вещи, путешествуя в поисках работы

India

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்வாக்மேன்

ஒரு பயண ஆஸ்திரேலியத் தொழிலாளி, வேலை தேடிச் செல்லும் போது தனது தனிப்பட்ட பொருட்களை ஒரு மூட்டையில் எடுத்துச் செல்கிறார்

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वॅगमन

एक प्रवासी ऑस्ट्रेलियन मजूर जो कामाच्या शोधात फिरताना आपले वैयक्तिक सामान एका बंडलमध्ये घेऊन जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વેગમેન

એક પ્રવાસી ઑસ્ટ્રેલિયન મજૂર જે કામની શોધમાં આસપાસ પ્રવાસ કરતી વખતે તેની અંગત સામાન બંડલમાં લઈ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೋರಣಗಾರ

ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯನ್ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕನು ತನ್ನ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಂದು ಬಂಡಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗಿಸುವಾಗ ಅವನು ಕೆಲಸ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಾ ತಿರುಗುತ್ತಾನೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵੈਗਮੈਨ

ਇੱਕ ਆਸਟਰੇਲੀਅਨ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰ ਜੋ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਸਮਾਨ ਇੱਕ ਬੰਡਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੁੱਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਕੰਮ ਦੀ ਭਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁੰਮਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流浪汉

一名澳大利亚流动劳工，在四处寻找工作时携带着成捆的个人物品

🇯🇵Japanese

盗品マン

仕事を求めて旅する際、私物を束ねて運ぶオーストラリアの巡回労働者

🇰🇷Korean

스웨그맨

일자리를 찾아 여행하면서 개인 소지품을 꾸러미에 담아 다니는 호주 순회 노동자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người vênh váo

một người lao động lưu động người Úc mang theo đồ đạc cá nhân của mình khi đi khắp nơi để tìm việc làm

🇹🇭Thai

คนอวดดี

คนงานชาวออสเตรเลียที่เดินทางท่องเที่ยวซึ่งขนของส่วนตัวเป็นมัดในขณะที่เขาเดินทางไปรอบๆ เพื่อหางานทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang curang

seorang pekerja keliling asal Australia yang membawa barang-barang pribadinya dalam satu bungkusan saat ia berkeliling mencari pekerjaan

🇲🇾Malay

orang sombong

seorang buruh Australia yang mengembara yang membawa barang-barang peribadinya dalam satu bungkusan semasa dia mengembara mencari kerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عامل زراعي متجول

عامل أسترالي متجول يحمل متعلقاته الشخصية في حزمة أثناء سفره بحثًا عن عمل

🇮🇷Persian

سواگمن

یک کارگر استرالیایی دوره گرد که وسایل شخصی خود را در بسته ای حمل می کند و در جستجوی کار در حال سفر است.

🇹🇷Turkish

havalı adam

iş aramak için etrafta dolaşırken kişisel eşyalarını bir paket içinde taşıyan gezgin Avustralyalı işçi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוואגמן

פועל אוסטרלי נודד הנושא את חפציו האישיים בצרור כשהוא מסתובב בחיפוש אחר עבודה

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