Barman vs Bagman - What's the difference?
barman | bagman |
A man who works in a bar.
* 2013 September 28, , "
(informal) A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
* 2006 , James Graff, "
Assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force.
As nouns the difference between barman and bagman
is that barman is a man who works in a bar while bagman is a person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.barman
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Noun
(barmen)London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- NOT so long ago there was a beer commercial on British TV in which two pointy-headed aliens order a pint in a rural pub. “Up from London, are we?” the barman asks politely.
Synonyms
* barkeep * bartenderSee also
* barmaid ----bagman
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(wikipedia bagman)Alternative forms
* bag manNoun
(bagmen)In France, a Vintage Chirac Scandal is Uncorked," Time , 15 Sep.,
- The accused are only the latest in a string of alleged bagmen , vote-riggers and ward-heelers charged with wrongdoing.