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Definition of 'bagman'

Word Frequency

bagman in British

(ˈbæɡmən )
noun plural -men
1. British informal
a travelling salesman
2. slang, mainly US
a person who collects or distributes money for racketeers
3. informal, mainly Canadian
a person who solicits money or subscriptions for a political party
4. Australian history
a tramp or swagman, esp one on horseback
5. Also called: bagswinger Australian slang
someone who takes money for a bookmaker
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Word Frequency

bagman in American

(ˈbægmən ; bagˈmən; for 2, ˈbægˌmæn ; bagˈmanˌ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈbagmen (ˈbægmən ; bagˈmən; for 2, ˈbægˌmɛn ; bagˈmenˌ)
1.  British
a traveling salesman
an old-fashioned usage
2.  US, Slang
a go-between in offering bribes, collecting money as for the numbers racket, etc.
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Example sentences containing 'bagman'

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Party stalwart, chief bagman - he's got all the right credentials for the Senate. Wright, Eric A BODY SURROUNDED BY WATER (1997)Hunter added, `There's a bagman due in from London on the breakfast shuttle with documentation Ferguson's having rushed through. Higgins, Jack CONFESSIONAL (1997)
On April 7, she and her bagman, Kamel Rasheed, had checked into the Pera Palas Oteli, off the great pedestrian walkway of Istiklal Caddesi. Patrick Robinson NIMITZ CLASS (1997)

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