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nit-keeper

nit-keeper noun: someone, usually a criminal, who keeps watch; a lookout.

Noun

nit-keeper (plural nit-keepers)

  1. (Australia, dated) Someone, usually a criminal, who keeps watch; a lookout

Forms of nit-keeper

pluralnit-keepers

Questions about nit-keeper

What does nit-keeper mean?
Nit-keeper means someone, usually a criminal, who keeps watch; a lookout.
What part of speech is nit-keeper?
Nit-keeper is a noun.
What is the plural of nit-keeper?
The plural of nit-keeper is nit-keepers.

Words near nit-keeper in the dictionary

  1. nit
  2. nit comb
  3. nit combs
  4. nit nurse
  5. nit nurses
  6. nit-keeper
  7. nit-keepers
  8. nit-noid
  9. nit-noids
  10. nit-picker
  11. nit-pickers

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