Cogger
name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who cheats at dice.
"This Edward […] staked his honour against a cogger of dice, and was presently tricked out of three thousand guineas […]."
- 2 A flatterer or deceiver.
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation.
Example
More examples"This Edward […] staked his honour against a cogger of dice, and was presently tricked out of three thousand guineas […]."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From cog (“to play tricks with dice”) + -er.
Etymology 2
From cog (“ship of burden”) + -er, hence an occupational surname for a boat or cog builder or, more likely, for a sailor or master of a cog.
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