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Meaning of "flimflammer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLIMFLAMMER

flimflammer  [ˈflɪmˌflæmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIMFLAMMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flimflammer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLIMFLAMMER


Alabama
ˌæləˈbæmə
beclamour
bɪˈklæmə
beglamour
bɪˈɡlæmə
clammer
ˈklæmə
clamour
ˈklæmə
damar
ˈdæmə
gamma
ˈɡæmə
glamor
ˈɡlæmə
glamour
ˈɡlæmə
grammar
ˈɡræmə
hammer
ˈhæmə
jammer
ˈdʒæmə
lamber
ˈlæmə
programmer
ˈprəʊɡræmə
rammer
ˈræmə
scammer
ˈskæmə
slammer
ˈslæmə
spammer
ˈspæmə
stammer
ˈstæmə
yammer
ˈjæmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLIMFLAMMER

flightiest
flightily
flightiness
flightless
flighty
flim
flimflam
flimflam artist
flimflam man
flimflammed
flimflammery
flimflamming
flimp
flimsier
flimsiest
flimsily
flimsiness
flimsy
flinch
flincher

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLIMFLAMMER

anagrammer
ball-peen hammer
bammer
claw hammer
computer programmer
crammer
dammer
drop hammer
gammer
go under the hammer
hummer
jackhammer
katzenjammer
power hammer
shammer
systems programmer
the slammer
triphammer
water hammer
windjammer
yellowhammer

Synonyms and antonyms of flimflammer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flimflammer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLIMFLAMMER

Find out the translation of flimflammer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flimflammer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flimflammer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

flimflammer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flimflammer
570 millions of speakers

English

flimflammer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flimflammer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

flimflammer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

flimflammer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flimflammer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flimflammer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flimflammer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flimflammer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flimflammer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flimflammer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

flimflammer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flimflammer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flimflammer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flimflammer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लिमिफ्मर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flimflammer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flimflammer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flimflammer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

flimflammer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flimflammer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flimflammer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flimflammer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flimflammer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bedrager
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flimflammer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIMFLAMMER»

The term «flimflammer» is used very little and occupies the 193.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIMFLAMMER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flimflammer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIMFLAMMER»

Discover the use of flimflammer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flimflammer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Text & Presentation, 2010
Coontown's plot is focused on saving Silas Green, Sr.'s, $5,000 pension from the cunning Jim Flimflammer. A $5,000 retirement fund is a considerable amount of money, thereby drawing attention to the wealth of Silas Green, Sr. Within the ...
Kiki Gounaridou, 2011
2
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
entertainment starred Robert (Bob) Cole (1868-1911) and Billy Johnson (1858- 1916); the plot, derived in part from minstrelsy, followed a predictable pattern. A con man, Jim Flimflammer ( played by Johnson) tries to take a $5,000 pension from ...
Nicholas Everett, William A. Everett, Paul R. Laird, 2002
3
Whiting Up: Whiteface Minstrels and Stage Europeans in ...
Willie: Whiteface “Coon,”Middle-Class Farmer, Hobo-Hero, Jim Crow Enforcer If the visual imagery of a dispossessed Willie Wayside and a dapper Jim Flimflammer was not divergent enough, their signature songs further highlighted their class ...
Marvin McAllister, 2011
4
Grant Speaks
“But isn't it true your father won't consent to your marriage? Don't you see what he's trying to tell you? He's telling you Useless is destined to be the same flimflammer his father is!” A flimflammer! My father was a conniver, to be sure—he was a ...
Ev Ehrlich, 2001
5
You Might As Well Die: An Algonquin Round Table Mystery
But, unlike these phony mediums, we're not out to steal another man's money. Just the opposite.” He leaned over her shoulder, as if whispering a secret in her ear. “It takes a flimflammer to catch a flimflammer.” Chapter 22 Benchley slouched ...
J.J. Murphy, 2011
6
Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters ...
Billy Johnson appeared as “Jim Flimflammer,” a bunco artist, andCole was “Willie Wayside,”atramp in whiteface and redbeard. Their songs included “The Black Four Hundred's Ball,” “Red Hots,” and “Song of the Bathers.” During the winterof ...
David A Jasen, Gene Jones, 2013
7
High on a Hill
I could be a flimflammer, for all he knows.” “Are you a flimflammer?” Annabel's heart was beating so hard and so fast that she was sure he could feel it. “When he gets back, I'll tell him my life's story, show him my army records and get a horde of ...
Dorothy Garlock, 2008
8
The Hillbilly to English Translation Dictionary
HB: My ma makes some rite fine flap jacks. ENG: My Mothers pancakes are delectable. Flimflammer: 1. Word used to describe an unknown object. HB: At flimflammer aint gonna fit in at whatchajig. ENG : That round piece won't fit in that square ...
Richard Nivens, 2009
9
Heaven and the Afterlife: What happens the second we die? If ...
“It takes a flimflammer to catch a flimflammer,” he said. In 1888, Maggie Fox stunned the world by admitting that she and Kate had perpetrated a fraud: They'd hatched the prank as children to frighten their mother. Then events took on a life of ...
James L. Garlow, Keith Wall, 2009
10
Death Defying Acts: A Novelization
A Novelization Greg Cox. Ss death defying acts h It takes a flimflammer to catch a flimflammer. X Harry.
Greg Cox, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIMFLAMMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flimflammer is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Tartuffe' is a downright dastardly satire
Slick as a whistle, the devious flimflammer ingratiates himself into the home and gullible heart of Orgon, despite protestations from his ... «Alexandria Times, Jun 15»
2
Doug Clark: Dolezal at NAACP perfectly OK in fake world
One camp called for the flimflammer's head. The other camp wanted to live and let live. “Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary …” That's right. It's the ... «The Spokesman Review, Jun 15»
3
The Derby personality test
Well, unless it's a pitiless joker, or a trickster or a flimflammer, it's going to be an outstanding renewal; moreover, since any Derby derives much ... «ESPN, Apr 15»
4
Diss-Illusioned! Magic and the Supernatural
“It takes a flimflammer to catch a flimflammer.” —Harry Houdini. Magic, like religion, is ubiquitous, existent in all societies since the dawn of ... «PopMatters, Apr 15»
5
Raed Jaser was no terrorist, just a scam artist, defence says: DiManno
And Jaser had a legend, as flimflammer. “However things might have appeared, it was entirely feigned, completely insincere,” said Norris. «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
6
The Slickest They Is: Focus
It isn't long before Jess is brought into the flimflammer's fold for a series of con jobs during championship football week in New Orleans. «The L Magazine, Feb 15»
7
'Real Housewife' Teresa Giudice swaps home cooking for prison chow
The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star, cookbook author and convicted flimflammer checked in to the gray-bar hotel in Danbury, Conn., ... «San Francisco Examiner, Jan 15»
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Florida lawyer charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with money …
Alleged flimflammer Flom, 57, was nabbed in a sting operation with the undercover agent posing as a middleman in a scheme to peddle ... «New York Daily News, Nov 14»
9
Your Instagrams Are Richard Prince Artworks
... hipster, showman, Vegas lounge-lizard, flimflammer, voyeur, and hunter." Is this Prince himself writing in or him taking on the role of someone ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
10
Richard Prince's Instagram Paintings Are Genius Trolling
Prince is creating a rock-'n'-roll hip-hop ghetto patois of street dude, hipster, showman, Vegas lounge-lizard, flimflammer, voyeur, and hunter. «Vulture, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Flimflammer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flimflammer>. May 2024 ».
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