noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Agent noun of varnish; one who varnishes. agent, form-of
2. 2
   someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish wordnet
3. 3
   A coiner of counterfeit money. UK, obsolete, slang

   "U was an Uptucker, fly with the cord; / V was a Varnisher, dressed like a lord; […]"

Example

More examples

"U was an Uptucker, fly with the cord; / V was a Varnisher, dressed like a lord; […]"

Etymology

From varnish + -er.

Related phrases

agent noun

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