finger man
- a person who points out someone to be murdered, robbed, etc.
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Origin of finger man
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
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Even if Nast were finger-man for a bandit gang he would get nothing except clothes and ordinary, easily replaced tools.
The Golden SkullJohn Blaine