† nimmern.

Forms: Middle English nimare, Middle English nimere, 1600s–1800s nimmer.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nim v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < nim v. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·məɹ) /ˈnɪmə(r)/.

Obsolete.

A person who takes something. In later use (slang): spec. a pilferer, a petty thief. Also in extended use.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]

mitcher?c1225

nimmera1325

pilferer1350

truffer1485

lurcher1528

picker1549

filcher1557

purloiner1557

prig1567

prigger1567

prigman1567

fingerer1575

piker1590

prag1592

nibbler1598

lurch-man1603

petty larcener1640

budge1673

catch-cloaka1679

prigster1682

sutler1699

marauder1764

snib1823

chicken thief1840

lurker1841

souvenir hunter1862

robberling1865

jackdaw1887

miker1890

frisker1892

bower-bird1926

jagoff1931

magpie1944

slockster-

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xli. 104 Alle þulke nimares, ant purueiares, ant tasturs of þe king, ne nimen noþing bote þat hoem nede bihouez.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 248 (MED) Þe glotoun and þe to moche nimere of metes makeþ of hare womben hare god.

1604 Penniles Parl. Threed-bare Poets in Iacke of Dover Quest of Inquirie sig. F^v To the great inpouerishing of all Nimners [1608 Nimmers], Lifters, & Cutpurses.

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion x. 23 These are the Nimmers who would rob me of all my moveables.

1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 59 This swindger at Saint Barthol's fair Where all the nimmers do repair.

a1763 J. Byrom Nimmers 70 'Twixt right and wrong how many gentle trimmers Will neither steal nor filch, but will be plaguy Nimmers!

a1845 T. Hood Trimmer's Exercise in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 324 You have a sly pilfering trick, Your school-fellows call you the nimmer.

1882 T. Compton Winscombe Sketches (ed. 2) 103 The carrion crow..as a nimmer of chicken and ducklings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	nimmer
释义	† nimmern. Forms: Middle English nimare, Middle English nimere, 1600s–1800s nimmer. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nim v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < nim v. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·məɹ) /ˈnɪmə(r)/. Obsolete. A person who takes something. In later use (slang): spec. a pilferer, a petty thief. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun] mitcher?c1225 nimmera1325 pilferer1350 truffer1485 lurcher1528 picker1549 filcher1557 purloiner1557 prig1567 prigger1567 prigman1567 fingerer1575 piker1590 prag1592 nibbler1598 lurch-man1603 petty larcener1640 budge1673 catch-cloaka1679 prigster1682 sutler1699 marauder1764 snib1823 chicken thief1840 lurker1841 souvenir hunter1862 robberling1865 jackdaw1887 miker1890 frisker1892 bower-bird1926 jagoff1931 magpie1944 slockster- a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xli. 104 Alle þulke nimares, ant purueiares, ant tasturs of þe king, ne nimen noþing bote þat hoem nede bihouez. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 248 (MED) Þe glotoun and þe to moche nimere of metes makeþ of hare womben hare god. 1604 Penniles Parl. Threed-bare Poets in Iacke of Dover Quest of Inquirie sig. F^v To the great inpouerishing of all Nimners [1608 Nimmers], Lifters, & Cutpurses. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion x. 23 These are the Nimmers who would rob me of all my moveables. 1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 59 This swindger at Saint Barthol's fair Where all the nimmers do repair. a1763 J. Byrom Nimmers 70 'Twixt right and wrong how many gentle trimmers Will neither steal nor filch, but will be plaguy Nimmers! a1845 T. Hood Trimmer's Exercise in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 324 You have a sly pilfering trick, Your school-fellows call you the nimmer. 1882 T. Compton Winscombe Sketches (ed. 2) 103 The carrion crow..as a nimmer of chicken and ducklings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1325
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