Shafter

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which shafts.

    "Sources of information would have to be kept confidential (it isn't necessary to know who got shafted in order to learn that a shafter exists)."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A city in Kern County, California.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Linn County, Missouri.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Presidio County, Texas.

Example

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"Sources of information would have to be kept confidential (it isn't necessary to know who got shafted in order to learn that a shafter exists)."

Etymology

From shaft + -er.

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