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bagman
[bag-man, bag-muhn]
noun
plural
bagmendishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
British.a traveling salesman; drummer.
Australian.a tramp; swagman.
bagman
/ ˈæɡə /
noun
informala travelling salesman
slanga person who collects or distributes money for racketeers
informala person who solicits money or subscriptions for a political party
history a tramp or swagman, esp one on horseback
Also called: bagswinger.slangsomeone who takes money for a bookmaker
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Set on exacting retribution, Doll hightails it back to his home in Los Angeles to even the score with the real murderer and the cartel’s bagman, all while keeping nominally true to Buddhist principles.
E. Martin Estrada announced Tuesday that a grand jury has charged 24 defendants — drug traffickers, couriers, bagmen and brokers — with conspiring to distribute drugs, money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.
He goes through bagmen at a rate of knots.
“It’s hard to believe that a Burmese tycoon that many have referred to as being junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s bagman got off,” he said.
He had become trusted by O'Neill's Continuity IRA group, and he had also positioned himself as the bagman for their US fundraising effort, regularly delivering thousands of dollars from Chicago to O'Neill's group in Ireland.
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