Trifler

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who trifles, or treats something as inconsequential.

    "In one word, be anything but a trifler, a trifler with God and your own soul. It was not for this, that God gave you “A mind superior to the vulgar herd.”"

  2. 2
    one who behaves lightly or not seriously wordnet
  3. 3
    A pewterer who produced small pewter utensils such as salt cellars.

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"In one word, be anything but a trifler, a trifler with God and your own soul. It was not for this, that God gave you “A mind superior to the vulgar herd.”"

Etymology

From trifle + -er.

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salt cellar

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