Lexic.us

Definition of Bagman

1. Noun. A salesman who travels to call on customers.

2. Noun. A racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money.

Definition of Bagman

1. n. A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen.

Definition of Bagman

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bagman

1. a traveling salesman [n BAGMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bagman

baggywrinkle baggywrinkles bagh baghdadite baghouse baghouses baghs bagladies baglady baglama

baglamas bagless baglike baglo bagmaking bagman (current term) bagmen bagmoth bagmoths bagna càuda

bagnio bagnios bagpipe bagpiped bagpipelike bagpiper bagpipers bagpipes bagpiping bags

Literary usage of Bagman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1865)
"This bagman had turned off from the Great North Road, and was riding towards ... Now the bagman was not over bold, and his saddle-bags were well filled, ..."

2. Merrie England: Its Sports and Pastimes by Lord William Pitt Lennox (1858)
"... Mr. Thornhill's hounds—Edge Hill—First appearance of the " bagman"—A regimental pack—The red-herring hounds—A day's run—" He that fights and runs away, ..."

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