efter

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noun

A thief who frequents theaters.

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Meanings

nounefter (plural efters)

plural efters

  1. UKobsoleteslangA thief who frequents theaters.

    […] E was an Efter, that went to the play; / F was a Fogle he knapped on his way; […]

    1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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