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rowdy-sheeter

rowdy-sheeter noun: a person with a criminal record.

Noun

rowdy-sheeter (plural rowdy-sheeters)

  1. (India) a person with a criminal record

Forms of rowdy-sheeter

pluralrowdy-sheeters
alternative formrowdy sheeter

Origin of rowdy-sheeter

From "rowdy sheet", the name given to charge sheets in the British Raj (comparable to "rap sheet" in American English).

Questions about rowdy-sheeter

What does rowdy-sheeter mean?
Rowdy-sheeter means a person with a criminal record.
What part of speech is rowdy-sheeter?
Rowdy-sheeter is a noun.
What is the plural of rowdy-sheeter?
The plural of rowdy-sheeter is rowdy-sheeters.

Words near rowdy-sheeter in the dictionary

  1. rowdiest
  2. rowdily
  3. rowdiness
  4. rowdinesses
  5. rowdy
  6. rowdy-sheeter
  7. rowdy-sheeters
  8. rowdydow
  9. rowdydowdy
  10. rowdydows
  11. rowdyish

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