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chicaner

chicaner noun: one who uses chicanery.

Noun

chicaner (plural chicaners)

  1. One who uses chicanery.
    • distinguish the two most different things I know in the world , a logical chicaner from a man of reason1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC

Forms of chicaner

pluralchicaners

Origin of chicaner

Compare French chicaneur.

Words that rhyme with chicaner

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Questions about chicaner

What does chicaner mean?
Chicaner means one who uses chicanery.
What part of speech is chicaner?
Chicaner is a noun.
What is the plural of chicaner?
The plural of chicaner is chicaners.

Words near chicaner in the dictionary

  1. Chicana
  2. Chicana studies
  3. Chicanas
  4. chicane
  5. chicaned
  6. chicaner
  7. chicaneries
  8. chicanerous
  9. chicaners
  10. chicanery
  11. chicanes

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