bumtrap
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Meaning · English
A bailiff.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The noble bumtrap, blind and deaf to every circumstance of distress, greatly rises above all the motives to humanity, and into the hands of the gaoler resolves to deliver his miserable prey.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bumtrap” mean?
A bailiff.
Is “bumtrap” formal or informal?
bumtrap is generally slang.