bagman

bagman
noun Date: 1765 1. chiefly British traveling salesman 2. a person who on behalf of another collects or distributes illicitly gained money; broadly an intermediary in an illicit or unethical transaction

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  • bagman — [bag′mən; ] for 2 [, bag′man΄] n. pl. bagmen [bag′mən; ] for 2 [, bag′men΄] 1. Brit. a traveling salesman: an old fashioned usage ☆ 2. Slang a go between in offering bribes, collecting money as for the numbers racket, etc …   English World dictionary

  • bagman — [“baegmaen] 1. n. a tramp. □ Two old bagmen wandered slowly down the lane. □ The bagman asked politely for some work that he would be paid for in food. 2. n. a drug dealer. (Drugs.) □ Sam was a bagman for a well known dealer for a while. D …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Bagman — A bag man (or bagman), is a person designated to collect money in a protection racket, who in this context may also be known as a delivery boy or running man. Originally the term applied only to Mafia members collecting for mob bosses, but the… …   Wikipedia

  • bagman — UK [ˈbæɡmæn] / US [ˈbæɡˌmæn] noun [countable] Word forms bagman : singular bagman plural bagmen Australian informal a man who has no home and travels around carrying the things he owns in a bag …   English dictionary

  • bagman —    someone employed in a taboo activity    Originally a tramp, with his bag of belongings over his shoulder. Now a passer of bribes, a person who distributes narcotics illegally, etc.:     Shri Adam Zogoiby , who had allegedly been the bagman in… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • bagman — /ˈbægmən / (say bagmuhn) noun (plural bagmen) Colloquial 1. a swagman; tramp. 2. a mounted swagman. 3. a male itinerant of the Depression of the 1930s: *Later as a bagman on the roads in the Depression he was active in the Unemployed Workers… …  

  • Bagman (video game) — Infobox VG title=Bagman developer = Valadon Automation publisher = Valadon Automation distributor=Stern Electronics (U.S) designer= version= released = 1982 (Arcade) 1984 (vairous) platforms= Arcade Game, Commodore 64 (as Bagitman and Gilligan s… …   Wikipedia

  • bagman — /bag man / for 1; /bag meuhn/ for 2, 3, n., pl. bagmen / men / for 1; / meuhn/ for 2, 3. 1. dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money. 2. Brit. a traveling salesman; drummer. 3. Australian. a tramp;… …   Universalium

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