Usually means: Con artist using shell game.
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  1. thimblerigger: Merriam-Webster
  2. thimblerigger: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. thimblerigger: Collins English Dictionary
  4. thimblerigger: Wordnik
  5. thimblerigger: Wiktionary
  6. thimblerigger: Dictionary.com
  7. Thimblerigger: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. thimblerigger: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Thimblerigger: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. thimblerigger: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Thimblerigger: The Word Detective
  12. Thimblerigger: TheFreeDictionary.com

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

Similar:
thimble-rigger, thimbleman, thumber, nobbler, humbugger, thigger, trickster, hand mucker, whiffler, wriggler, more...

Opposite:
honest person, fair dealer

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Similar:
thimble-rigger, thimbleman, thumber, nobbler, humbugger, thigger, trickster, hand mucker, whiffler, wriggler, more...

Opposite:
honest person, fair dealer



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