shagroon
/ʃəˈɡruːn
/noun NZ historical, chiefly derogatory
A settler in Canterbury who came from a place other than Britain, typically one from Australia: the influx of shagroons broke down the logically contrived land system...
- He was not a shagroon but a banker in Christchurch for several years in the early 1900s.
- Whalers were followed by the settlers, shagroons and squattocracy.
- There is a large cave on this point frequented by the old shagroons.
Origin
Mid 19th century: possibly ultimately from Gaelic seachrán 'wandering'.