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illywhackers

illywhackers is the plural of illywhacker.

Meaning of illywhacker

Noun

illywhacker (plural illywhackers)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, rare) A small-time confidence trickster or seller of trinkets.
    • ‘What's an illywhacker?’ said Charles. ‘Spieler,’ explained Leah, who was not used to children.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 228

Questions about illywhackers

What is illywhackers the plural of?
Illywhackers is the plural of illywhacker.

Words near illywhackers in the dictionary

  1. Illyrologist
  2. Illyrologists
  3. Illyrology
  4. Illyromania
  5. illywhacker
  6. illywhackers
  7. ILM
  8. Ilmajoki
  9. ilmajokite
  10. ilmajokites
  11. ilmenite

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