damber
UK/ˈdæm.bə(ɹ)/US/ˈdæm.bɚ/
damber noun: a rascal; a dishonest person; a man belonging to a criminal gang.
Noun
damber (plural dambers)
- A rascal; a dishonest person; a man belonging to a criminal gang.
- Happen we seen there was a damber in the ruffmans, and since we'd no yen t' deck the chates, we'd ha' binged a wast but for the rhino we was promised.1994, Amanda Scott, Dangerous Illusions, →ISBN
- The gallows laugh is the dying man's joke, or famous last words. As already noted, the crowds of spectators at Tyburn or Newgate hangings in the eighteenth century used to admire people who died laughing: 'I was the capper, see,' says Daniel Then. 'We had the cull all set up and then something went...2010, Eric Berne, What Do You Say After You Say Hello?, →ISBN
Forms of damber
| plural | dambers |
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Origin of damber
Possibly a blend of damme + boy.
Words formed from damber
Words that rhyme with damber
Questions about damber
- What does damber mean?
- Damber means a rascal; a dishonest person; a man belonging to a criminal gang.
- What part of speech is damber?
- Damber is a noun.
- How do you pronounce damber?
- Damber is pronounced /ˈdæm.bə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of damber?
- The plural of damber is dambers.
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