dimber damber upright man

obsolete slang The leader of a band of thieves, miscreants, or gypsies. He walked through the town, this dimber damber upright man, quietly marking people as targets for his band of rogues who lurked in the shadows. The dimber damber upright man kept the audience dazzled and distracted while his gang went through and pickpocketed the crowd See him there? He's the group's dimber damber upright man and is not to be trusted under any circumstances.