thimbleman

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noun

A fraudster who operates a thimblerig game.

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Meanings

nounthimbleman (plural thimblemen)

plural thimblemen

  1. A fraudster who operates a thimblerig game.

Origin

From thimble + -man.

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Cite this entry
APA

thimbleman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleman

MLA

“thimbleman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thimbleman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleman.

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