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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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. […]”
"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?"
Use thimblerigger when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thimblerigger means Someone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand..
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“[…] 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. […]”
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