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bagman

American  
[bag-man, bag-muhn] / ˈbægˌmæn, ˈbæg mən /

noun

plural

bagmen

  1. dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.

  2. British. a traveling salesman; drummer.

  3. Australian. a tramp; swagman.

bagman British  
/ ˈbæɡmən /

noun

  1. informal a travelling salesman

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

  3. informal a person who solicits money or subscriptions for a political party

  4. history a tramp or swagman, esp one on horseback

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

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Etymology

Origin of bagman

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

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