Palterer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who palters.

    "There be of you it may be, that will account me a paltrer, for hanging out the ſigne of the redde Herring in my title page, and no ſuch feaſt towards for ought you can ſee."

Example

More examples

"There be of you it may be, that will account me a paltrer, for hanging out the ſigne of the redde Herring in my title page, and no ſuch feaſt towards for ought you can ſee."

Etymology

From palter + -er.

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