micher

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noun

One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.

OriginMiddle English mycher →
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Meanings

nounmicher (plural michers)

plural michers · alternative mitcher

  1. One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
  2. A thief; especially a secret or petty thief.
  3. One who feigns poverty.
  4. A truant; one who is absent without permission.

    Shall the blessed sun of heaven prove a micher and eat blackberries?

    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]
verbmicher (third-person singular simple present michers, present participle michering, simple past and past participle michered)

present singular third person michers · participle present michering · participle past michered · past michered · alternative mitcher

  1. intransitiveTo sneak.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmycher
  2. Englishmicher

From Middle English mycher, müchere, müchare, equivalent to mich + -er. More at mitch.

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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