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† mereˈtrician, a. and n. Obs.
[Formed as prec. + -an.]
a. adj. = meretricious 1.
b. n. A harlot.
1630R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlem. (1641) 403, A mercenarie meretrician. a1704T. Brown Declam. in Def. Gaming Wks. 1709 III. 142 Take from human Commerce Meretrician Amours, you will find a horrid Confusion of all things, and incestuous Lusts disturb every Family. |