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dimber damber

dimber damber noun: the leader of a group of thieves or vagrants.

Noun (1)

dimber damber (plural dimber dambers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) The leader of a group of thieves or vagrants.
    • First, a new name is given him, by which he is ever after to be called; then, standing up in the middle of the assembly, and directing his face to the dimber damber, or principal man of the gang, he repeats the following oath, which is dictated to him by some experienced member of the fraternity.1812, Robert Goadby, The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, new edition, original published 1745, W. Salter Tiverton, page 280
    • Dick Turpin must be one of us. He shall be our dimber damber.1837, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, page 208
    Synonyms:
    criminal leader

Noun (2) capitalized: Dimber Damber

Dimber Damber (plural Dimber Dambers)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of dimber damber.
    • "No, no refusal," exclaimed a chorus of voices. "Dick Turpin must be one of us. He shall be our Dimber Damber."1834, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, volume 2, page 333
    • By the Rom-pad maundred none In quarrons both for stamp and bone, Like my Clapperdogeon! Dimber Damber fare thee well, Pallyards all thou didst excel;1849, The New Monthly Magazine - Volume 85, page 414

Synonyms of dimber damber

  • criminal leader

Forms of dimber damber

pluraldimber dambers
alternative formdimber-damber
alternative formDimber Damber
alternative formDimber-Damber
pluralDimber Dambers

Questions about dimber damber

What does dimber damber mean?
Dimber damber means the leader of a group of thieves or vagrants.
What part of speech is dimber damber?
Dimber damber is a noun.
What is the plural of dimber damber?
The plural of dimber damber is dimber dambers.

Words near dimber damber in the dictionary

  1. DiMauro
  2. dimazole
  3. dimber
  4. dimber cove
  5. dimber coves
  6. dimber damber
  7. dimber dambers
  8. dimber mort
  9. dimber morts
  10. dimber-damber
  11. dimber-dambers

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