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macer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English macer, from Anglo-Norman macer, from mace (“mace”).

Meanings

1. A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.

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mace-bearer

macer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (slang) A cardsharp.
   • Indeed, Moran was a profession cheat, a sharper of more than ordinary dimensions — a macer, in criminal parlance. He had made card sharping a life's work — second only to shooting […] 1981, John E. Gardner, The Return of Moriarty, page 7:

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