Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damber

/ˈdæm.bɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: damber
IPA: /ˈdæm.bɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rascal; a dishonest person; a man belonging to a criminal gang.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Happen we seen there was a damber in the ruffmans, and since we'd no yen t' deck the chates, we'd ha' binged a wast but for the rhino we was promised."
"The gallows laugh is the dying man's joke, or famous last words. As already noted, the crowds of spectators at Tyburn or Newgate hangings in the eighteenth century used to admire people who died laughing: 'I was the capper, see,' says Daniel Then. 'We had the cull all set up and then something went wrong. The others got away but I got nabbed, ha ha ha!' And 'Ha, ha ha,' roars the crowd in appreciation of the jest as the trap is sprung, 'the damber died game.'"

Etymology

Possibly a blend of damme + boy.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdæm.bɚ/
British English: /ˈdæm.bə(ɹ)/

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

dambers (plural)

Phrases

dimber damber

Synonyms

gangbanger see also Thesaurus:criminal

Rhymes With

amber timbre clamber

Questions

How do you pronounce damber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæm.bɚ/.
What does damber mean?: A rascal; a dishonest person; a man belonging to a criminal gang.
Where does damber come from?: Possibly a blend of damme + boy.

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