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Definition of Humbugger
1. n. One who humbugs.
Definition of Humbugger
1. Noun. (dated) One who humbugs; a cheat or swindler. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humbugger
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humbugger
Literary usage of Humbugger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rory O'More: A National Romance by Samuel Lover (1898)
"Phelim was silent for some time after he left the booth, but at last broke out
with, "That fellow's a humbugger.'" The pig gave a prolonged squeal. ..."
2. General Types of Superior Men: A Philosophico-psychological Study of Genius by Osias L. Schwarz (1916)
"In other words, the thoughtless, superficial humbugger hides himself behind
expressions that mean something to ..."
3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1854)
"I—I say it— am a humbugger by profession, and to-morrow evening I invite you,
who are so easily humbugged, to come and hear me read a play of mine, ..."
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