micher
micher noun: one who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
Noun
micher (plural michers)
- One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
- A thief; especially a secret or petty thief.
- One who feigns poverty.
- A truant; one who is absent without permission.
- Shall the blessed sun of heaven prove a micher and eat blackberries?c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Verb
micher (third-person singular simple present michers, present participle michering, simple past and past participle michered)
- To sneak.
Forms of micher
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | michers |
| alternative form | mitcher |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | michers |
| present participle | michering |
| past participle | michered |
| past | michered |
Origin of micher
From Middle English mycher, müchere, müchare, equivalent to mich + -er. More at mitch.
Words formed from micher
- mitchering
- mitchery
Questions about micher
- What does micher mean?
- Micher means one who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
- What part of speech is micher?
- Micher can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of micher?
- The plural of micher is michers.
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