Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A thief; a pickpocket.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A thief.

Etymologies

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nim +‎ -er

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  • A pilferer; a petty thief. (from WordCraft)

    May 20, 2008