finger man

noun Slang.

a person who points out someone to be murdered, robbed, etc.

Origin of finger man

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Words nearby finger man

finger gate, finger grass, finger hole, finger in the pie, have a, finger lakes, finger man, finger mark, finger paint, finger painting, finger post, finger puppet

Example sentences from the Web for finger man

  • Even if Nast were finger-man for a bandit gang he would get nothing except clothes and ordinary, easily replaced tools.

    The Golden Skull |John Blaine