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bagwoman

American

[bag-woom-uhn] / ˈbægˌwʊm ən /

noun

a woman who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

bagwomen

plural

Etymology

Origin of bagwoman

First recorded in 1970–75; bag + -woman

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Later, in a TV interview, he called Mrs. James "a bagwoman for the police department."

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