bagman
dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
British. a traveling salesman; drummer.
Australian. a tramp; swagman.
Origin of bagman
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How to use bagman in a sentence
“Back then, you literally had bagmen to collect and deliver” payoffs from Outfit gamblers, said Angelo, who also became a police officer and led the Chicago lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Is there anything in it beyond what the bagman's talk and Uncle Henry's disappearance could have suggested?
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) JamesSpindler has a humorous novel, whose hero, a travelling clerk or bagman, meets with a variety of amusing adventures.
So far as these were concerned, therefore, he might be either a peer of the realm or an English bagman.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 | Alexander LeightonThe bagman seemed a decentish sort of chap in his way, but, my word!
All on the Irish Shore | E. Somerville and Martin Ross
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
/ (ˈbæɡmən) /
British informal a travelling salesman
slang, mainly US a person who collects or distributes money for racketeers
informal, mainly Canadian a person who solicits money or subscriptions for a political party
Australian history a tramp or swagman, esp one on horseback
Also called: bagswinger Australian slang someone who takes money for a bookmaker
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