palterer

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Etymology

From palter +‎ -er.

Noun

palterer (plural palterers)

  1. One who palters.
    • 1599, Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, , London: ">…] for N L and C B , →OCLC, page 7:
      There be of you it may be, that will account me a paltrer, for hanging out the ſigne of the redde Herring in my title page, and no ſuch feaſt towards for ought you can ſee.
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