rag-and-bone man
noun [C] /ˌræɡ.əndˈbəʊn.mæn/ UK (US ragman)Definition
› in the past, a man who went round the streets of a town to buy old clothes, furniture, and other unwanted things cheaplyPeople who buy thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneursPeople who sell thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneurs
(Definition of rag-and-bone man noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- bidder noun
- buyer noun
- client noun (CUSTOMER)
- consumer noun
- custom noun (TRADE)
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- patronage noun (CUSTOMERS)
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