Railleur

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A jiber; a joker; a mocker.

    "Sir, Maſter Sparkiſh has often told me, that his Acquaintance were all Wits and Railleurs, and now I find it."

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jester

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"Sir, Maſter Sparkiſh has often told me, that his Acquaintance were all Wits and Railleurs, and now I find it."

Etymology

Borrowed from French railleur.

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