Batman vs Bagman - What's the difference?
batman | bagman |
(military) A servant or valet to an army officer.
(informal) A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
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Assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force.
As nouns the difference between batman and bagman
is that batman is a servant or valet to an army officer 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.As a proper noun Batman
is a province in Turkey.batman
English
Etymology 1
, from (etyl) bast."batman."Dictionary.com. ''Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009.
Noun
(batmen)See also
* batty manEtymology 2
From (etyl) batman."batman."Dictionary.com. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. MICRA, Inc. 2009.
References
Anagrams
* ----bagman
English
(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.
