Definitions

1. noun

A person who steals or handles money or goods dishonestly, especially by taking small amounts or items at a time.

“The shop owner suspected the young employee of being a fingerer and set up a sting operation to catch them in the act.”

2. noun

A person who handles or uses something, especially a tool or instrument, in a careless or unskilled manner.

“The surgeon was annoyed with the fingerer who had damaged several expensive surgical instruments during the procedure.”