Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A traitor; a cheat; a deceiver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A traitor; a cheat.
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- noun obsolete A
traitor ordeceiver .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And if a teacher is truly just a lousy treacher -- and let ` s face it, there are lousy -- lousy TV show hosts, as I ` m saying right now.
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"I have not yet replaced my current Knight, treacher though he is," she purred.
Dead Beat Butcher, Jim 2005
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And remove your treacher - ous carcass from my garden.
Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000
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But of course he did, and this was the worst of his body's treacher, for try as he would, he couldn't help blaming her for it.
In Alien Hands Shatner, William 1997
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The branch they were currently traversing was narrow, the upper surface of the bark slick and treacher-ous.
Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995
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It is no longer Batista; it is the Yankee empire with its cynicism, its treacher, its might, its opportunism, always dreaming of the day they can crush or eliminate the revolution.
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She pushed away from Lord-One Krip and indicated that treacher - ous pavement below.
Flight in Yiktor Norton, Andre 1986
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Imrryr, the Dreaming City, dreams in peace -- and will continue to do so unless we have a guide to help us steer a course through the treacher - ous waterways which lead to her harbours.
The Weird Of The White Wolf Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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Imrryr, the Dreaming City, dreams in peace -- and will continue to do so unless we have a guide to help us steer a course through the treacher - ous waterways which lead to her harbours.
The Weird of the White Wolf Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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There was in the air that sudden, treacher - ous softness which makes the Poles who work in the pack - ing-houses get drunk.
mpg commented on the word treacher
example usage: "A Beautiful Blue Death" by Charles Finch, 2007 (fiction, mystery) -- exact page number lost, but I'm pretty sure it was between pg 100 and pg 200
August 3, 2009
bilby commented on the word treacher
Also trichor.
February 14, 2024