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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Expect both Daniels and McDougal and the then-boss of the National Enquirer, David Pecker, and Trump bagman Michael Cohen all to testify.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
Mann’s cops, criminals, and scheming bagmen are more typically consumed by their deadly passions.
—John Semley, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
The release of Saab, long regarded by Washington as a bagman for Maduro, is a significant concession to the Venezuelan leader.
—Joshua Goodman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2023
Manton deployed a network of fixers, bagmen, and front men who helped to identify sources of bribes, negotiate the terms, and conceal the proceeds inside a maze of opaque financial arrangements.
—Time, 25 July 2023
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
Mann’s cops, criminals, and scheming bagmen are more typically consumed by their deadly passions.
—John Semley, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
The release of Saab, long regarded by Washington as a bagman for Maduro, is a significant concession to the Venezuelan leader.
—Joshua Goodman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2023
Manton deployed a network of fixers, bagmen, and front men who helped to identify sources of bribes, negotiate the terms, and conceal the proceeds inside a maze of opaque financial arrangements.
—Time, 25 July 2023
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“Bagman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bagman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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