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tricker en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪkɚ] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪkɹ̩] (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɹɪkɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈtɹɪkəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪkəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪkɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪkɹ̩] (General-American)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪkəː] (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Derived from trick + -er.

Meanings

1. One who tricks or plays tricks; a practical joker; a prankster

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Relateds

trickster · trick

tricker en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪkɚ] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪkɹ̩] (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɹɪkɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈtɹɪkəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪkəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪkɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪkɹ̩] (General-American)
• [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪkəː] (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Dutch trekker.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A trigger.
   • [W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air. 1659 December 30 (date written), Robert Boyle, “[Experiment 14]”, in New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air, and Its Effects […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] H[enry] Hall, printer to the University, for Tho[mas] Robinson, published 1660, →OCLC, page 89:

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