Bam na kare mutane wani nau'in bam ne da aka kera don cutar da mutane, maimakon gine-gine ko ababen hawa. Ma’anar “maganin ma’aikata” na nufin cewa makamin an yi shi ne na musamman don kashe mutane ko raunata mutane, sabanin makaman “antitank” ko “antiaircraft” da aka kera don lalata motoci ko jiragen sama. Ana iya isar da waɗannan bama-bamai ta hanyoyi dabam-dabam, da suka haɗa da jiragen sama, manyan bindigogi, ko na harba ƙasa, kuma galibi ana amfani da su wajen rigingimun soji da sauran nau'ikan rigingimu.