a man who collects, buys, and sells rags, old paper, etc.
ragman in American English
(ˈræɡˌmæn, -mən)
nounWord forms: plural-men (-ˌmen, -mən)
a person who gathers or deals in rags
Word origin
[1350–1400; rag1 + man1]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fix, flash, kick, negative, screen