micher
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English mycher, müchere, müchare, equivalent to mich + -er. More at mitch.
Noun edit
micher (plural michers)
- One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
- A thief; especially a secret or petty thief.
- One who feigns poverty.
- A truant; one who is absent without permission.
- 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]:
- Shall the blessed sun of heaven prove a micher and eat blackberries?
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Verb edit
micher (third-person singular simple present michers, present participle michering, simple past and past participle michered)
- (intransitive) To sneak.
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References edit
- “micher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.