/ ˈkændimæn; NAmE / noun
( US , slang ) a person who sells illegal drugs
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from candy + man , an earlier sense denoting a ragman who gave toffee in exchange for goods.
/ ˈkændimæn; NAmE / noun
( US , slang ) a person who sells illegal drugs
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from candy + man , an earlier sense denoting a ragman who gave toffee in exchange for goods.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005