Definition of remittance man in English:

remittance man

noun

historical

An emigrant supported or assisted by payments of money from home.
〈主史〉侨居国外靠国内汇款资助的人
Example sentencesExamples
- Within a little over three years he was to die - an exile and a remittance man.
- A regular allowance from home kept some of these so-called remittance men from worrying about money, and whether of serious or wild disposition, most brought with them the condescension that characterized English class relations.
- I was shipped off like a remittance man, because I was poorly behaved.

Definition of remittance man in US English:

remittance man

noun

historical

An emigrant supported or assisted by payments of money from home.
〈主史〉侨居国外靠国内汇款资助的人
Example sentencesExamples
- I was shipped off like a remittance man, because I was poorly behaved.
- Within a little over three years he was to die - an exile and a remittance man.
- A regular allowance from home kept some of these so-called remittance men from worrying about money, and whether of serious or wild disposition, most brought with them the condescension that characterized English class relations.

单词	remittance man
释义	Definition of remittance man in English: remittance man noun historical An emigrant supported or assisted by payments of money from home. 〈主史〉侨居国外靠国内汇款资助的人 Example sentencesExamples Within a little over three years he was to die - an exile and a remittance man. A regular allowance from home kept some of these so-called remittance men from worrying about money, and whether of serious or wild disposition, most brought with them the condescension that characterized English class relations. I was shipped off like a remittance man, because I was poorly behaved. Definition of remittance man in US English: remittance man noun historical An emigrant supported or assisted by payments of money from home. 〈主史〉侨居国外靠国内汇款资助的人 Example sentencesExamples I was shipped off like a remittance man, because I was poorly behaved. Within a little over three years he was to die - an exile and a remittance man. A regular allowance from home kept some of these so-called remittance men from worrying about money, and whether of serious or wild disposition, most brought with them the condescension that characterized English class relations.
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