bagman

bagman

1. A vagrant. Yeah, that guy's a bagman, so you'll see him a lot on these streets.
2. One who is involved in an illegal business. I wouldn't trust him—I hear he's a bagman with some dangerous business practices.
3. One who sells illegal drugs. I can't believe you're a bagman now, selling drugs to innocent children.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bagman

(ˈbægmæn)
1. n. a tramp. Two old bagmen wandered slowly down the lane.
2. n. a drug dealer. (Drugs.) Sam was a bagman for a well-known dealer for a while.
3. n. any racketeer. Some bagman from the mob was pulled out of the river yesterday.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • keep (one's) socks on
  • alchy
  • alkie
  • bawangos
  • paste (someone) one
  • paste one
  • paste someone one
  • blivit
  • carry the stick
References in periodicals archive
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As Bagman, Joe will visit schools and libraries to highlight the initiative, which has received a pounds 50,000 National Assembly grant.
Meet environmental superhero... Bagman!
Eighteen meetings were held, mostly with periods of instruction as well as public shows, and in those days the bagman made all the arrangements; he kept a log of the meetings, and this has been published by the Ring with a foreword by Walter.
William Walker (Walter) Abson (1911-2005)
There were only allegations as flimsy as the Republican bagman's.
Would you believe ... Iranian moderates?
But long-time bagman Mark Fulcher - who is recovering from January heart surgery and walked the course yesterday - then urged the Olympic champion to raise his game.
I ROSE FROM THE DEAD; GOLF WGC MATCH PLAY, AUSTIN, TEXAS
Arjo stars on the iWant series "Bagman." He plays Benjo, a family man whose barbershop is about to get demolished to give way to the municipality's road-widening project.
Direct Message
This evolving adage received its latest affirmation when former senator Bong Revilla was acquitted of plunder while his Senate chief of staff and alleged bagman, lawyer Richard Cambe, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The fall guys
DANNY WILLETT was upstaged by his caddie as the bagman got to swing his own clubs to win the team event at Dunhill Links.
Smart caddie upstages Willett
Bagman for White Rose Morris Men, Andrew Titley, said they'd had a fabulous weekend.
SQUARE DANCE; Morris men celebrate 60th anniversary
Early on the morning of the second day regular bagman John McLaren received a call from his wife telling him she had gone into labour with his first child.
A daddy - but no caddy
Woods is 11-1 second favourite to lift the trophy with Adam Scott and his loudmouth bagman Williams 8-1 market leader in a tournament which bookies expected to revolve around the big two.
LET YOUR GOLF DO THE TALKING; Tiger 11-1 to respond with victory
Mann, 21, works full-time as a bagman at the venue for next month's Open Championship and caddied for former Claret Jug winner Tom Weiskopf last week.
Golf: SCOTT CAN BE MAIN MANN
Bagman was a big hit among children who turned up to the launch of a campaign to stop people wasting carrier bags.
The fun-loving clown with a serious eco message
Price is still bitterly disappointed by the way he was treated by bagman Andy Prodger who was headhunted over the weekend by Montgomerie following his own parting of ways with longtime assistant Alastair McLean.
Golf: Price and Monty back on friendly terms after Scot apologises for poaching caddie