bagman
包工头,包商,袋子人,袋子里的人
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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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“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.