Jeremy Diddler en · NOUN
Etymology
Name of a character in Raising the Wind, an 1803 play by James Kenney.
Meanings
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(dated) A needy, artful dealer; a confidence man.
The Jeremy Diddlers will have designs upon your purse; the politicians upon your influence; and mammas, who have marriageable daughters, upon your person
1854, Lucien Bonaparte Chase, English Serfdom and American Slavery:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Diddlers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |