ˈābrəˌhamˌman, -haa(ə)mˌmaa(ə)n; ˈābrəmˌ-, ˈābrəhəmˌ- noun
also abram-man ˈābrəmˌ-
( plural abra·ham-men also abram-men )
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: after Abraham or Abram, Biblical patriarch of the Jews; probably from the New Testament reference (Lk 16: 19-31) to the beggar Lazarus, who is said to have rested in Abraham's bosom after death
: one of a class of beggars who roamed through England especially in the 16th and 17th centuries usually feigning lunacy to obtain alms