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railleur

railleur noun: a jiber; a joker; a mocker.

Noun

railleur (plural railleurs)

  1. A jiber; a joker; a mocker.
    • Sir, Maſter Sparkiſh has often told me, that his Acquaintance were all Wits and Railleurs, and now I find it.1675, [William] Wycherley, The Country-wife, a Comedy, […], London: Printed for Thomas Dring, […], →OCLC; republished London: Printed for T[homas] Dring, and sold by R. Bentley, and S. Magnes […]...

Forms of railleur

pluralrailleurs

Origin of railleur

Borrowed from French railleur.

Questions about railleur

What does railleur mean?
Railleur means a jiber; a joker; a mocker.
What part of speech is railleur?
Railleur is a noun.
What is the plural of railleur?
The plural of railleur is railleurs.

Words near railleur in the dictionary

  1. railjoint
  2. railjoints
  3. railleries
  4. raillery
  5. railless
  6. railleur
  7. railleurs
  8. raillied
  9. raillies
  10. raillike
  11. railline

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