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affronter|əˈfrʌntə(r)|
[f. affront v. + -er1.]
†1. One who impudently deceives; a pretender. [Cf. mod.Fr. affronteur.]
1598Florio, Cantonière, a cozener, a conycatcher, a deceiuer, an affronter. 1631Massinger Beleeve as you list iii. ii, Must I, because you say soe, Beleeve that this most miserable kinge is A false affronter?
2. One who affronts, or insults to the face.
1654Gayton Festiv. Notes iv. xxv. 283 And shee reveng'd th' affronter with a prong. 1833[see affrontee]. |