railleur

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noun

A jiber; a joker; a mocker.

OriginFrench railleur →
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Meanings

nounrailleur (plural railleurs)

plural railleurs

  1. A jiber; a joker; a mocker.

    Sir, Maſter Sparkiſh has often told me, that his Acquaintance were all Wits and Railleurs, and now I find it.

    1675, [William] Wycherley, The Country-wife, a Comedy, […], London: Printed for Thomas Dring, […], →OCLC; republished London: Printed for T[homas] Dring, and sold by R. Bentley, and S. Magnes […], 1688, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals), page 14

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jester

Origin

  1. Frenchrailleur
  2. Englishrailleur

Borrowed from French railleur.

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APA

railleur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railleur

MLA

“railleur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railleur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “railleur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railleur.

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