PENNYWEIGHTER

PRONUNCIATION: (PEN-ee-way-tuhr)

MEANING: noun: One who steals jewelry, especially by substituting a fake for the real one.

ETYMOLOGY: From pennyweight jewelry, from pennyweight, the weight of a silver penny (1⁄240 of a pound). Earliest documented use: 1886.
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OPEN N.Y. WEIGHTER - serves in restaurants in Manhattan for a pittance; unlocks the door at the start of the day

PENNYWRIGHTER - makes inexpensive artifacts out of coins, to sell to tourists

PENNY-EIGHTER - one who advocates dividing a penny into eighe equal pieces to use for purchasing very inexpensive items