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micher en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English mycher, müchere, müchare, equivalent to mich + -er. More at mitch.

Meanings

1. One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
2. A thief; especially a secret or petty thief.
3. One who feigns poverty.
4. 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 Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
mitcher		alternative	lexicographic
michers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

mitchery

micher en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English mycher, müchere, müchare, equivalent to mich + -er. More at mitch.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To sneak.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
michers	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
mitcher		alternative	lexicographic
michering	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
michered	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
michered	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Deriveds

mitchering