blag
noun
a robbery, esp with violence
Example Sentences
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John Witherow, then the newspaper’s top editor, who was Mr. Lewis’s boss, acknowledged that the paper had hired Mr. Ford as a blagger for various investigations.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2024
Lawyers alleged a private investigator and "flight and call data blagger" in South Africa helped with details for the story.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
MGN has admitted paying a "blagger", Christine Hart, to try to obtain details of her medical condition.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
Early on Wednesday, the former deputy prime minister John Prescott said he believed he was one of the victims of blagger John Ford over a story about the value of his grace and favour flat.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2018
You could spot a blagger a lot easier back then, which was pretty much what I was.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2013
