1. bagman(n = noun.person) commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman - a salesman who travels to call on customers;
is a kind of salesman, interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice
has particulars: tallyman
2. bagman(n = noun.person) - a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money;
is a kind of racketeer
A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
bagman, n. (pl. -men)
1 Brit. sl. a travelling salesman.
2 Austral. a tramp.
3 US sl. an agent who collects or distributes money for illicit purposes.
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