candyman
/ˈkandɪˌman
/noun (plural candymen) North American informal
A person who sells illegal drugs: candyman to the jet set...
- Some were junkies, prowling the streets, looking for sweets from their candyman.
- Almost immediately, a scruffy youth approached me, his unkempt appearance readily identifying him as a candyman.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from candy + man, an earlier sense denoting a ragman who gave toffee in exchange for goods.