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lurkman

lurkman noun: a conman.

Noun

lurkman (plural lurkmen)

  1. (Australia, archaic) A conman.
    • I saw a group of four big lurkmen—I've noticed them in the background at Randwick or Rosehill when Bill was in for the kill on some racer.1960, Sutton Woodfield, A for Artemis: A Burlesque of Big-city Intrigue, page 152
    • Elwood seems at first a typical army scrounger and lurkman with his latest model Mercedes and every creature comfort but he is a ruthless and greedy drug pedlar.1993, The Bulletin - Volume 115, page 87

Forms of lurkman

plurallurkmen

Origin of lurkman

From lurk + -man.

Questions about lurkman

What does lurkman mean?
Lurkman means a conman.
What part of speech is lurkman?
Lurkman is a noun.
What is the plural of lurkman?
The plural of lurkman is lurkmen.

Words near lurkman in the dictionary

  1. lurking
  2. lurkingly
  3. lurkingness
  4. lurkings
  5. lurkish
  6. lurkman
  7. lurkmen
  8. lurkmoar
  9. lurkmore
  10. lurks
  11. lurksome

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