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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and swagman

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while swagman is (australia|historical) an itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    swagman

    English

    (wikipedia swagman)

    Alternative forms

    * swaggie (diminutive)

    Noun

  • (Australia, historical) An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging.
  • * 1902 , , 2007, Echo Library, page 89,
    • She was not afraid of horsemen; but swagmen , going to, or worse, coming from the dismal, drunken little township, a day?s journey beyond, terrified her. One had called at the house today, and asked for tucker.
  • * 2007 , Melissa Harper, The Ways of the Bushwalker: On Foot in Australia , page 100,
    • In his prose works Landlopers'' and ''Knocking Round , Brereton penned affectionate portraits of shearers, swagmen and farmers? wives, based on people he had met on his walks.
  • * 2009 , Bronwyn Sell, John Caffrey, c.1850-87'', ''Law Breakers and Mischief Makers: 50 Notorious New Zealanders , 2010, ReadHowYouWant, page 72,
    • The policeman thought it best to surprise the man, since he might be armed, so he disguised himself as a swagman and pounced as the man returned from his bridge-painting job.
  • (US, slang) A fence, a middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
  • * 1971 November 22, Frank E. Emerson, They Can Get It for You BETTER Than Wholesale'', '' , page 34,
    • According to Tommy, the mob uses swagmen like himself as down-the-line distributors for these large jobs.

    Synonyms

    * (one who travels on foot looking for work) hobo, sundowner, traveller (dated Australian usage), tussocker (New Zealand) * (fence) fence