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jackroller

jackroller noun: a criminal who robs those who are drunk or asleep.

Noun

jackroller (plural jackrollers)

  1. A criminal who robs those who are drunk or asleep
    • The backup team would be crouched in some tiny broom closet, with sweat rolling down their faces and their backs growing stiffer, and the jackrollers would just walk by.1988 February 26, Jack Clark, “Who Killed Jay Brunkella?”, in Chicago Reader
  2. (South Africa) A perpetrator of male gang rape of women (jackrolling).

Forms of jackroller

pluraljackrollers
alternative formjack-roller

Questions about jackroller

What does jackroller mean?
Jackroller means a criminal who robs those who are drunk or asleep.
What part of speech is jackroller?
Jackroller is a noun.
What is the plural of jackroller?
The plural of jackroller is jackrollers.

Words near jackroller in the dictionary

  1. jackrabbited
  2. jackrabbiting
  3. jackrabbits
  4. jackroll
  5. jackrolled
  6. jackroller
  7. jackrollers
  8. jackrolling
  9. jackrollings
  10. jackrolls
  11. jacks

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