thimblerigger
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thimblerigger
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From thimblerig + -er or thimble + rigger.
noun thimbleriggers · thimble-rigger
- 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. […]”
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Talk about this word "thimblerigger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thimblerigger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thimblerigger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thimblerigger "thimblerigger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thimblerigger.Cite this
@misc{thimblerigger_2026,
title = {thimblerigger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thimblerigger},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
