cloyer

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noun

One who cloys.

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Meanings

cloyer1

nouncloyer (plural cloyers)

plural cloyers

  1. One who cloys.

cloyer2

nouncloyer (plural cloyers)

plural cloyers

  1. historicalthieves' cantOne who intruded on the profits of young sharpers, by claiming a share.
  2. A thief, shoplifter.

Origin

cloyer · noun

From cloy + -er.

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cloyer · noun

Uncertain. Perhaps for *clawyer (“one who practices thievery”, literally “claw-er”), or a variant of *clyer (“one who clies”), equivalent to cly + -er. More at cly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CorleyLecroyColyerCroyleCroley
Cite this entry
APA

cloyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloyer

MLA

“cloyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloyer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloyer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloyer.

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