bagman

noun

bag·man | \ˈbag-mən

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Definition of bagman

1 chiefly British : traveling salesman

2 : a person who on behalf of another collects or distributes illicitly gained money broadly : an intermediary in an illicit or unethical transaction

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Whatever the answer, Zinke has become a bagman for an administration that wants to cut the program’s funding to a historic low. — Elliott D. Woods, Outside Online, "Ryan Zinke Is Sabotaging Our Best Public Lands Program," 6 June 2018 Chris Mack has emphatically denied any tie to Miller or Christian Dawkins, the associate-slash- bagman. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty: Xavier collateral damage in FBI's NCAA basketball probe," 23 Feb. 2018 The white-suited bagman, a fixture since 1993 and one of his best friends, wasn't sure. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Fan favorite Phil Mickelson still pushing for grand slam glory," 30 Mar. 2018 The Feds have evidence suggesting former Xavier point guard Edmond Sumner and his father took $7,000 in cash advances from a bagman for a former NBA agent named Andy Miller. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty: Xavier collateral damage in FBI's NCAA basketball probe," 23 Feb. 2018 And there was this friendly guy who could only be called his bagman. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Where Is the Integrity?," 13 Sep. 2017 Its triad of main characters consists of Eddie Kerrigan, a bagman for a penny-ante racketeer; his charismatic daughter Anna; and Dexter Styles, a dapper nightclub owner and a big cheese in a major crime syndicate. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "The Best New Fiction," 29 Sep. 2017 With the Depression in full swing, former successful theater manager and independent stockbroker Eddie has been reduced to working as a bagman for a lowly Irish gangster. — Rayyan Al-shawaf, Philly.com, "Jennifer Egan's 'Manhattan Beach': Inspired, enthralling tale of a woman who dives deep," 22 Oct. 2017 The leader of the Massachusetts State Senate was put on trial for extorting money from one of the guys who’d been his bagman for over a decade. — Charles P. Pierce, SI.com, "Latest College Basketball Scandal Carries Stench of Prosecutorial Overreach," 30 Sep. 2017

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