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BAGMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bagman" is a kind of...):
racketeer (someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A salesman who travels to call on customers
Synonyms:
bagman; commercial traveler; commercial traveller; roadman; traveling salesman; travelling salesman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bagman" is a kind of...):
salesman (a man salesperson)
interpreter; representative; spokesperson; voice (an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bagman"):
tallyman (one who sells goods on the installment plan)
