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bagman

/bag-man for 1; bag-muhn for 2, 3/US // ˈbægˌmæn for 1; ˈbæg mən for 2, 3 //UK // (ˈbæɡmən) //

包工头,包商,袋子人,袋子里的人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bag·men [bag-men for 1; bag-muhn for 2, 3 ]. /ˈbægˌmɛn for 1; ˈbæg mən for 2, 3 /.

    • : dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
    • : British. a traveling salesman; drummer.
    • : Australian. a tramp; swagman.

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Examples

  • “Back then, you literally had bagmen to collect and deliver” payoffs from Outfit gamblers, said Angelo, who also became a police officer and led the Chicago lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.

  • Is there anything in it beyond what the bagman's talk and Uncle Henry's disappearance could have suggested?

  • Spindler has a humorous novel, whose hero, a travelling clerk or bagman, meets with a variety of amusing adventures.

  • So far as these were concerned, therefore, he might be either a peer of the realm or an English bagman.

  • The bagman seemed a decentish sort of chap in his way, but, my word!

  • Its a beggars trade after a, and far better left to bagman bodies like yon Stocks.