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Treacher

//ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A traitor or deceiver. archaic

    "“Fruits and treachers,” he said. “Nothin' in there but treachers and fruits. I see 'em goin' in and out all day, in their tammyshanters and their fur-covered shoes. Fruits and treachers, the place is full of 'em.”"

Etymology

From Middle English trecher, from Old French trecheor (modern tricheur), from trechier, tricher (“to cheat, trick”). Compare English trick.

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