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cloyers

cloyers is the plural of cloyer.

Meaning of cloyer

Noun (1)

cloyer (plural cloyers)

  1. One who cloys.

Noun (2)

cloyer (plural cloyers)

  1. (historical, thieves' cant) One who intruded on the profits of young sharpers, by claiming a share.
  2. A thief, shoplifter.

Questions about cloyers

What is cloyers the plural of?
Cloyers is the plural of cloyer.

Words near cloyers in the dictionary

  1. Cloyds
  2. cloye
  3. cloyed
  4. cloyedness
  5. cloyer
  6. cloyers
  7. cloyes
  8. cloyest
  9. cloyeth
  10. cloying
  11. cloyingly

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