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thimbleman

thimbleman noun: a fraudster who operates a thimblerig game.

Noun

thimbleman (plural thimblemen)

  1. A fraudster who operates a thimblerig game.

Forms of thimbleman

pluralthimblemen

Origin of thimbleman

From thimble + -man.

Questions about thimbleman

What does thimbleman mean?
Thimbleman means a fraudster who operates a thimblerig game.
What part of speech is thimbleman?
Thimbleman is a noun.
What is the plural of thimbleman?
The plural of thimbleman is thimblemen.

Words near thimbleman in the dictionary

  1. thimblefuls
  2. thimblelike
  3. thimblemaker
  4. thimblemakers
  5. thimblemaking
  6. thimbleman
  7. thimblemen
  8. thimblerig
  9. thimblerigged
  10. thimblerigger
  11. thimbleriggers

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