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Definition of Palterer
1. n. One who palters.
Definition of Palterer
1. Noun. someone who palters ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palterer
1. one that palters [n -S] - See also: palters
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palterer
Literary usage of Palterer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1868)
"On recurring to the idea of Burridge, he always took the shape of a base unmanly
scoundrel, an infamous rascal, a detestable palterer, and so forth ; and my ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"palterer, (psl'-tgr-er) ». ¡. An insincere dealer ; a shifter. To PALTER, (pal'-ter)
vo To squander, as be patten his fortune. PALTRINESS, (pal'-tre-nes) ns ..."
3. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ...by William Oldys, John Malham by William Oldys, John Malham (1811)
"... another proof of his incorrectness — 68 — . - . — , more proofs of his
inaccuracy ... - — 86 _ — charged as a palterer - • - - * — 88 . ..."
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