Hamfatter

Hamfatter
Hamfatter Ham"fat`ter (h[a^]m"f[a^]t`t[~e]r), n. [From a negro minstrel song called ``The ham-fat man.''] A low-grade actor or performer; a ham. [Theatrical Slang]

Syn: ham. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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