cozener en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌzənə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- kŭʹzənər (Received-Pronunciation)
- kŭzʹnər (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkʌznə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From cozen (“cheat, defraud”) + -er.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cos’ner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| couzener | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cossoner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cozoner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cousoner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cousenor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| coz’ner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cosiner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cosener | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cousener | alternative | lexicographic | |
| coosener | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cozeners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |