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nimmer

nimmer noun: a petty thief.

Noun

nimmer (plural nimmers)

  1. A petty thief.

Proper noun capitalized: Nimmer

Nimmer (plural Nimmers)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of nimmer

Noun
pluralnimmers
Proper noun
pluralNimmers

Origin of nimmer

From Middle English nimere, equivalent to nim (“to filch, steal”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch nemer (“taker”), German Nehmer (“taker”).

Borrowed from German Nimmer.

Questions about nimmer

What does nimmer mean?
Nimmer means a petty thief.
What part of speech is nimmer?
Nimmer can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of nimmer?
The plural of nimmer is nimmers.

Words near nimmer in the dictionary

  1. nimisin
  2. nimite
  3. Nimitz
  4. nimmed
  5. Nimmegen
  6. nimmer
  7. nimmers
  8. nimming
  9. Nimmitabel
  10. Nimmo
  11. Nimmos

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