Bagman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bagman \Bag"man\, n.; pl. {Bagmen}.
     A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for
     manufacturers and tradesmen. --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bagman
       n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {traveling
            salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial traveler},
             {commercial traveller}, {roadman}]
       2: a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money