Synonyms of ragamuffin

ragamuffin

noun

as in hobo

somewhat old-fashioned a child who is dressed in rags and is usually dirty and poor

a group of barefoot ragamuffins playing in the street

Related Words

• hobo
• beggar
• tramp
• waif
• urchin
• derelict
• vagabond
• bum
• vagrant
• drifter
• mendicant
• gamine
• pauper
• panhandler
• down-and-out
• have-not
• ne'er-do-well
• indigent
• transient
• roamer
• insolvent
• almsman
• bankrupt

Dissimilar Words

• affluent
• moneybags
• plutocrat
• deep pocket
• millionaire
• fat cat
• billionaire
• have
• millionairess
• success
• nabob
• tycoon
• magnate
• gazillionaire
• moneymaker
• billionairess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ragamuffin

And the best way to clear a driveway piled with snow is to hire some neighborhood ragamuffins with snow shovels, pay them some cash, and give them a belt of hot chocolate. — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024

The young ragamuffin helped turn corrido tumbado into a global chart-topper (and moneymaker) and proved that Latin American artists don’t have to compromise to reach that level of acclaim. — Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2023

The Moser family — Lubo, his wife and three cheerfully ragamuffin little kids — are a troupe of travelling performers who earn their keep putting on shows in the local towns. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023

The reunion between ragamuffin Georgie and boyish Jason also recalls Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon from 50 years ago, a movie set during the Great Depression, an exercise in nostalgia. — Armond White, National Review, 30 Aug. 2023

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