bagman

noun

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"bagman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bagman” is uncommon English (frequency #88,090 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,090
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.

Key facts for bagman
PropertyValue
Headwordbagman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bagman” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bagman lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bagman is uncommon English at frequency #88,090 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for bagman in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bag + -man. The correct English form is bagman, spelled B-A-G-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
  2. 2
    A caddy.
  3. 3
    A staff assistant to a senior police officer (such as a Detective Sergeant for a Detective Inspector).
  4. 4
    A secretary of (and keeper of equipment for) a Morris dancing side.
  5. 5
    A bookmaker.
  6. 6
    A tramp, hobo.
  7. 7
    A travelling salesman.
  8. 8
    An officer assigned to travel with the president and carry the "nuclear football".
  9. 9
    A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause.

Etymology

From bag + -man.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bagman"?
"bagman" is spelled B-A-G-M-A-N.
What does "bagman" mean?
As a noun, "bagman" means: A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
What is the origin of the word "bagman"?
From bag + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bagman”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-A-G-M-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list