fingerman
fingerman is the alternative form of finger man.
Meaning of finger man
Noun
finger man (plural finger men)
- Someone who identifies or points out a target for a criminal to rob, harm, or kill.
- A thoughtful five-minute silence followed this cultural exchange, ended by the entrance of a small, silky party who was evidently a combination of finger man, public relations counsel, and court chamberlain.1948, S. J. Perelman, Westward Ha! Around The World In 80 Cliches, page 62
Proper noun capitalized: Fingerman
Fingerman (plural Fingermans)
- A surname from Yiddish.
Forms of fingerman
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fingermen |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Fingermans |
Origin of fingerman
From Yiddish פֿינגער (finger, “finger, toe”) + מאַן (man, “man”), equivalent to finger + man.
Questions about fingerman
- What does fingerman mean?
- Fingerman means a surname from Yiddish.
- What is fingerman the alternative form of?
- Fingerman is the alternative form of finger man.
- What part of speech is fingerman?
- Fingerman is a proper noun.
Words near fingerman in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fingerman (page history and authors); Fingerman (page history and authors); finger man (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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