"Jeremy Diddler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Jeremy Diddlers [plural]
Etymology: Name of a character in Raising the Wind, an 1803 play by James Kenney. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Jeremy Diddler}} Jeremy Diddler (plural Jeremy Diddlers)
  1. (dated) A needy, artful dealer; a confidence man. Wikipedia link: James Kenney (dramatist) Tags: dated Related terms: diddle
    Sense id: en-Jeremy_Diddler-en-noun-MrCHZ7f- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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