"thumber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thumbers [plural]
Etymology: thumb + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thumb|er}} thumb + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} thumber (plural thumbers)
  1. One who thumbs (a book, one's nose, etc.).
    Sense id: en-thumber-en-noun-n7u0IEkz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 52 48
  2. One who thumbs a lift; a hitchhiker. Categories (topical): Ultimate
    Sense id: en-thumber-en-noun-vCqaNyYT Disambiguation of Ultimate: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 52 48

Inflected forms

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