Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thimblerigger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thim-b-lerig-ger
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand.

Example Sentences

"“[…] 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. […]”"
""Mrs Kane has been filling us in on some background information on Owen." The woman nodded, drumming her nicotined fingers. "And I have been assuring her that the boys who arrive here thimbleriggers and termagants are the least of our worries. But we do not send them out that way. Do we, Brother?""

Etymology

From thimblerig + -er or thimble + rigger.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thimblerig

Inflected Forms

thimbleriggers (plural) thimble-rigger (alternative)

Questions

What does thimblerigger mean?: Someone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand.
Where does thimblerigger come from?: From thimblerig + -er or thimble + rigger.

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