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bagman.

A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.

    Australia · New-Zealand · US · informal
  2. A caddy.

  3. A staff assistant to a senior police officer such as a detective sergeant for a detective inspector.

    UK · dated
  4. A secretary of (and keeper of equipment for) a Morris dancing side.

    UK
  5. A bookmaker.

    Australia · slang
  6. A tramp, hobo.

    Australia · dated · slang
  7. A travelling salesman.

    UK · dated · slang
  8. An officer assigned to travel with the president and carry the "nuclear football".

    US · slang
  9. A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause.

    Canada · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English bagman From bag + -man.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.