English Explanatory Dictionary

rowdy-sheeter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

a person with a criminal record

Word forms

rowdy-sheeter rowdy-sheeters rowdy sheeter

Etymology

From "rowdy sheet", the name given to charge sheets in the British Raj (comparable to "rap sheet" in American English).

Related words

rowdy

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