fingersmith
UK/ˈfɪŋɡə(ˌ)smɪθ//ˈfɪŋɡɚˌsmɪθ/
fingersmith noun: pickpocket.
Noun
fingersmith (plural fingersmiths)
- pickpocket
- "What do you call yourself, then?"
"Me? I'm a fingersmith. I'm a professional fingersmith." He spoke the words solemnly and proudly, as though he were telling me he was the President of the Royal College of Surgeons or the Archbishop of Canterbury.
"I've never heard that word before," I said. "Did...1977, Roald Dahl, The Hitch-Hiker, Atlantic Monthly - Mr Ibbs was found to have handled stolen goods: he was sent to Pentonville. Of course, he knew many of the men in there, and might be supposed to have had an easy time among them—except that, here was a funny thing: the fingersmiths and cracksmen who had been so grateful to get an extra shilling...2002, Sarah Waters, chapter 17, in Fingersmith, London: Virago, →ISBN, part 3, page 510
- "What do you call yourself, then?"
- midwife
Forms of fingersmith
| plural | fingersmiths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | finger-smith |
Origin of fingersmith
From finger + smith.
Questions about fingersmith
- What does fingersmith mean?
- Fingersmith means pickpocket.
- What part of speech is fingersmith?
- Fingersmith is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fingersmith?
- Fingersmith is pronounced /ˈfɪŋɡə(ˌ)smɪθ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fingersmith?
- The plural of fingersmith is fingersmiths.
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