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gammoner

gammoner noun: a thief's accomplice who distracts the victim while the thief steals.

Noun

gammoner (plural gammoners)

  1. (archaic, slang) A thief's accomplice who distracts the victim while the thief steals.

Forms of gammoner

pluralgammoners

Origin of gammoner

From gammon + -er.

Questions about gammoner

What does gammoner mean?
Gammoner means a thief's accomplice who distracts the victim while the thief steals.
What part of speech is gammoner?
Gammoner is a noun.
What is the plural of gammoner?
The plural of gammoner is gammoners.

Words near gammoner in the dictionary

  1. gammonati
  2. gammonatis
  3. Gammond
  4. Gammonds
  5. gammoned
  6. gammoner
  7. gammoners
  8. gammoning
  9. gammonings
  10. gammons
  11. gammopathies

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