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bagman
noun 5
Collocations
1ADJ.
known
Definitions
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.
The accused are only the latest in a string of alleged bagmen, vote-riggers and ward-heelers charged with wrongdoing.
You're going to pick up seven million dollars of cartel money? […] Jimmy, you are an attorney, not a bagman.
2
A caddy.
3
A staff assistant to a senior police officer (such as a Detective Sergeant for a Detective Inspector).
4
A secretary of (and keeper of equipment for) a Morris dancing side.
5
A bookmaker.
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Synonyms
noun — a salesman who travels to call on customers
- roadman
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Idioms & Phrases
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The accused are only the latest in a string of alleged bagmen, vote-riggers and ward-heelers charged with wrongdoing.
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You're going to pick up seven million dollars of cartel money? […] Jimmy, you are an attorney, not a bagman.
Wiktionary03
[…] in a locked metal suitcase carried on the President's travels by a warrant officer irreverently known as "the bagman."
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