Remittance Man (Noun)
Meaning
An exile living on money sent from home.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young nobleman was forced into a life as a remittance man in Paris, far from his family's estate in England.
- In the late 1800s, it was not unusual for a black sheep of the family to be sent abroad as a remittance man, with a steady allowance and the understanding that he would not return.
- As the black sheep of the family, James had resigned himself to life as a remittance man on the continent.
- His relatives back east supported him as a remittance man in the far west, sending him a modest monthly stipend.
- Disinherited by his family, he became a remittance man living on the allowance sent from his wealthy relatives.