1.
[syn: traveling salesman, travelling salesman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman]
2. a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bagman \Bag"man\, n.; pl. Bagmen.
A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for
manufacturers and tradesmen. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bagman
n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn:
traveling salesman, travelling salesman, commercial
traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman]
2: a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money