Bagman
[bægmәn]
Definition
(noun.) a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money.
Edited by Hilda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen.
Checked by Herman
Examples
- Except Tom's enemies,' replied the bagman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Yes, they were,' replied the bagman; 'very nice men indeed! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Your health, Sir,' said the bagman with the lonely eye, bestowing an approving nod on Mr. Snodgrass. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It's a queer name; but he used to call it THE BAGMAN'S STORY and he used to tell it, something in this way. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The dead letters, of course,' said the bagman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She uses the warming-pan as a weapon wherewith she wards off the attention of the bagmen. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In the lower window are seen two bagmen playing apparently at the game of cribbage, over which they yawn much. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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