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Shorter

//ˈʃɔːtə// adj, name, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of short: more short. comparative, form-of

    "There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling. colloquial
  2. 2
    One who makes a dishonest profit by clipping and filing coins. UK, obsolete, slang

    "My grandfather, as I said before, was connected with a gang of shorters, and sometimes shortened money, […]"

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