bagman

[ bag-man for 1; bag-muhn for 2, 3 ]
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noun,plural bag·men [bag-men for 1; bag-muhn for 2, 3 ]. /ˈbægˌmɛn for 1; ˈbæg mən for 2, 3 /.
  1. dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.

  2. British. a traveling salesman; drummer.

  1. Australian. a tramp; swagman.

Origin of bagman

1
1525–35, for an earlier literally sense; bag + man

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How to use bagman in a sentence

  • Its a beggars trade after a, and far better left to bagman bodies like yon Stocks.

    The Half-Hearted | John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for bagman

bagman

/ (ˈbæɡmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. British informal a travelling salesman

  2. slang, mainly US a person who collects or distributes money for racketeers

  1. informal, mainly Canadian a person who solicits money or subscriptions for a political party

  2. Australian history a tramp or swagman, esp one on horseback

  3. Also called: bagswinger Australian slang someone who takes money for a bookmaker

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