humbugger UK /ˈhʌmbʌɡə(ɹ)/US /ˈhəmˌbəɡɚ/ noun1 •(old-fashioned) One who humbugs; a cheat or swindler.Here's a Humbugger come, / Will prove the rest nothing at all, / 'Tis a Jobber, a Factor, / A damn'd Corn Contractor, / Who makes all our Loaves be so small; […] — 1796 formshumbuggers