subs. (old).—1. A pipe; a cigar; a fire. [From FUNK = to smoke + ER.]
2. (thieves’).—A low thief.
1848. DUNCOMBE, Sinks of London Laid Open, s.v.
1859. G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon. FUNKERS. The very lowest order of thieves.
3. (colloquial).—A coward.
4. (prostitutes’).—A girl that shirks her trade in bad weather.
