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thimbleriggers

thimbleriggers is the plural of thimblerigger.

Meaning of thimblerigger

Noun

thimblerigger (plural thimbleriggers)

  1. Someone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand.
    • “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. They watch it all th' time b'cause they know blame well there ain't hardly room fer their feet fer th' pikers an' tin-horns an' thimble-riggers what are layin' fer 'em. […]”1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock

Questions about thimbleriggers

What is thimbleriggers the plural of?
Thimbleriggers is the plural of thimblerigger.

Words near thimbleriggers in the dictionary

  1. thimbleman
  2. thimblemen
  3. thimblerig
  4. thimblerigged
  5. thimblerigger
  6. thimbleriggers
  7. thimbleriggery
  8. thimblerigging
  9. thimblerigs
  10. thimbles
  11. thimblesful

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