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cozener

UK/ˈkʌzənə/

cozener noun: an imposter, a swindler.

Noun

cozener (plural cozeners)

  1. An imposter, a swindler.
    • The usurer hangs the cozener.1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear
    • Yet the difference between players and cozeners was not always secure.1993, Richard Burt, Licensed by authority: Ben Jonson and the discourses of censorship

Forms of cozener

pluralcozeners
alternative formcosener
alternative formcosiner
alternative formcousoner
alternative formcoosener
alternative formcossoner
alternative formcousener
alternative formcousenor
alternative formcos’ner
alternative formcouzener
alternative formcoz’ner
alternative formcozoner

Origin of cozener

From cozen (“cheat, defraud”) + -er.

Questions about cozener

What does cozener mean?
Cozener means an imposter, a swindler.
What part of speech is cozener?
Cozener is a noun.
How do you pronounce cozener?
Cozener is pronounced /ˈkʌzənə/ (UK).
What is the plural of cozener?
The plural of cozener is cozeners.

Words near cozener in the dictionary

  1. cozed
  2. cozen
  3. cozenage
  4. cozenages
  5. cozened
  6. cozener
  7. cozeners
  8. cozeneth
  9. cozening
  10. cozeningly
  11. cozenings

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