trifler

trifler
trifle ► NOUN 1) a thing of little value or importance. 2) a small amount. 3) Brit. a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
► VERB 1) (trifle with) treat without seriousness or respect. 2) archaic talk or act frivolously.
DERIVATIVES trifler noun.
ORIGIN from Old French truffler 'mock, deceive' .

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  • Trifler — Tri fler, n. One who trifles. Waterland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trifler — noun see trifle II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • trifler — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pretender, impostor, time waster, idler, lounger, humbug, waster, slacker, shirker, lazy person, ne er do well; see also loafer …   English dictionary for students

  • trifler — tri·fler || traɪflÉ™(r) n. one who trifles, player, one who amuses himself …   English contemporary dictionary

  • trifler — flirter …   Anagrams dictionary

  • trifler — n. Doodle, idler, lounger, fribble, fribbler …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • trifler — tri·fler …   English syllables

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