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Thumbed vs Thumber - What's the difference?

thumbed | thumber |

As an adjective thumbed

is (in combination) having some specific type of thumb.

As a verb thumbed

is (thumb).

As a noun thumber is

one who thumbs (a book, one's nose, etc).

thumbed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (in combination) Having some specific type of thumb.
    • He was sore-thumbed after playing video games all day.

    Derived terms

    * well-thumbed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thumb)

    • thumber

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who thumbs (a book, one's nose, etc.).
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  • One who thumbs a lift; a hitchhiker.
  • * 1932 , Bus transportation: Volume 11
    • Several months ago every city and many of the towns in which we operate were flooded with a cartoon flyer warning autoists of the legal risks involved in picking up thumbers .