Etymology

tregetour

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Today it means: A magician or juggler; a trickster. Full definition →

Old French tregetor ← Latin trans
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrans
  2. Old French · derived fromtregetor
  3. English todaytregetour

From Old French tregetor, from tregeter (“throw around”), ultimately from Latin trans + jactare (“throw”).

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