bagman

bag·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bag-man for 1; bag-muh n for 2, 3]
- /ˈbægˌmæn for 1; ˈbæg mən for 2, 3 /
- /ˈbægmən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bag-man for 1; bag-muh n for 2, 3]
- /ˈbægˌmæn for 1; ˈbæg mən for 2, 3 /

Definitions of bagman word

noun bagman a travelling salesman 3
noun bagman a person who collects or distributes money for racketeers 3
noun bagman a person who solicits money or subscriptions for a political party 3
noun bagman a tramp or swagman, esp one on horseback 3
noun bagman someone who takes money for a bookmaker 3
noun bagman a traveling salesman 3

See all 14 definitions of bagman

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Origin of bagman

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35, for an earlier literally sense; bag + man1

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Parts of speech for Bagman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bagman

bagman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for bagman

noun bagman

road warrior — a person who travels extensively, as on business trips
traveler — a person or thing that travels.
traveling salesman — a male representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's products or services.
drummer — a person who plays a drum.
knight of the road — a tramp

All 16 Synonyms of bagman