bagman
nounEtymology From bag + -man.
9 senses
- 1A person who collects, transports, or distributes…
- 2A caddy.
- 3A staff assistant to a senior police officer such as a…
- 4A secretary of (and keeper of equipment for) a Morris…
- 5A bookmaker.
- 6A tramp, hobo.
- 7A travelling salesman.
- 8An officer assigned to travel with the president and…
- 9A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause.
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Australia, New Zealand, US, Informal 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.2006 September 15, James Graff, “In France, a Vintage Chirac Scandal is Uncorked”, in Time:
- You're going to pick up seven million dollars of cartel money? […] Jimmy, you are an attorney, not a bagman.2020 April 6, Gordon Smith, “Bagman” (9:17 from the start), in Vince Gilligan, director, Better Call Saul, season 5, episode 8, spoken by Kim Wexler (Rhea Seahorn):
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UK A secretary of (and keeper of equipment for) a Morris dancing side.
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Government, Politics US, Slang An officer assigned to travel with the president and carry the "nuclear football".
- […] in a locked metal suitcase carried on the President's travels by a warrant officer irreverently known as "the bagman."1968, Newsweek, volume 72, numbers 10-18, page 28:
- The bagman clutching the nuclear football like an undertaker at a wedding. Cameras flashed and clicked, recording the scene. 'Good morning, Mr President,' they chorused.2013, Richard Doyle, Executive Action:
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Government, Politics Canada, Informal A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause.
- 2016, David Akin, "Tory 'bagman' boasts about party's bank account, Toronto Sun, 28 May, Proud to call himself the "bagman" of the Conservative Party, former senator Irving Gerstein boasted about the financial health of his party Friday.