bumbailiff

noun

bum·​bai·​liff

¦bəm¦bālə̇f

plural -s

British

: bailiff

—usually used contemptuously

a confounded, pettifogging bumbailiff

—W. M. Thackeray

Word History

Etymology

bum entry 1 + bailiff; from his close pursuit of debtors

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