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clyfaker

clyfaker noun: a pickpocket.

Noun

clyfaker (plural clyfakers)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A pickpocket.

Forms of clyfaker

pluralclyfakers

Origin of clyfaker

From cly + faker.

Questions about clyfaker

What does clyfaker mean?
Clyfaker means a pickpocket.
What part of speech is clyfaker?
Clyfaker is a noun.
What is the plural of clyfaker?
The plural of clyfaker is clyfakers.

Words near clyfaker in the dictionary

  1. Clydeside
  2. Clydesider
  3. Clydesiders
  4. clyer
  5. clyers
  6. clyfaker
  7. clyfakers
  8. clyfaking
  9. clying
  10. clymant
  11. Clymene

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