Definition of "bagman" in 英语

noun

(US, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
(golf) A caddy.
(British, dated) A staff assistant to a senior police officer (such as a Detective Sergeant for a Detective Inspector).
(British) A secretary of (and keeper of equipment for) a Morris dancing side.
(Australia, slang) A bookmaker.
(Australia, dated, slang) A tramp, hobo.
(UK, dated, slang) A travelling salesman.
(US, politics, slang) An officer assigned to travel with the president and carry the "nuclear football".
(Canada, politics, informal) A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause.
- 2016, David Akin, "Tory 'bagman' boasts about party's bank account, Toronto Sun, 28 May, Proud to call himself the "bagman" of the Conservative Party, former senator Irving Gerstein boasted about the financial health of his party Friday.