ampster
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noun
Also amster Also amster
noun, Austral
The accomplice of a showman or trickster, 'planted' in the audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. (1941 —) .
H. Porter A shady Soho club patronised by dips, amsters, off-duty prostitutes (1975).
[Perh. short for Amsterdam, rhyming slang for 'ram' = a trickster's accomplice.]
Also amster Also amster
noun, Austral
The accomplice of a showman or trickster, 'planted' in the audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. (1941 —) .
H. Porter A shady Soho club patronised by dips, amsters, off-duty prostitutes (1975).
[Perh. short for Amsterdam, rhyming slang for 'ram' = a trickster's accomplice.]
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