Hornswoggler

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of hornswoggle: one who hornswoggles. agent, form-of

    "Drawing and quartering was too good for that evil little hornswoggler who had hoodwinked two deys and the entire populace of Algiers, Gimp the Greek included."

Example

More examples

"Drawing and quartering was too good for that evil little hornswoggler who had hoodwinked two deys and the entire populace of Algiers, Gimp the Greek included."

Etymology

From hornswoggle + -er.

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