chicaneern.

Brit.

/ʃᵻˌkeɪˈnɪə/, U.S.

/ʃəˌkeɪˈnɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1600s chicanear, 1700s– chicaneer.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chicanier.

Etymology: < French chicanier (late 17th cent. or earlier as noun; late 16th cent. as adjective in the sense ‘of or relating to subterfuge’) < chicaner chicane v. + -ier -ier suffix.

rare. Now archaic.

A person who uses deception or subterfuge to achieve his or her purpose, esp. a legal, financial, or political purpose; a person who engages in petty quibbling. Also: spec. a lawyer who employs dubious or underhand legal practices. Cf. chicaner n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > crafty dealing > crafty or misleading > person

chicaneer1653

chicaner1673

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > frivolous, captious objection > [noun] > practitioner of

hafter1519

brabbler1548

caviller1574

chicaneer1653

chicaner1673

contortionist1887

1653 J. Howell German Diet sig. Q^v The King of France might raise an Army of 200 thousand Scribes or Chicanears as they term common Barretors, and Clerks.

1705 D. Defoe Dyet Poland 48 A Whoreing, Gameing, Swearing Chicaneer.

1827 London Mag. Mar. 342 He found himself..master of no more than a few valuables, which had escaped the cramping rapacity of his father's chicaneers.

1921 Richmond (Indiana) Palladium 19 July 6/2 The old magicians and wizards and sorcerers—chicaneers, charlatans and medicine men—have been supplanted by hard-headed captains of commerce and finance.

2007 H. Dawson Locke, Lang. & Early-mod. Philos. 274 The disputing chicaneer is encouraged by the fact that his is a ‘laudable’ pursuit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chicaneer
释义	chicaneern. Brit. /ʃᵻˌkeɪˈnɪə/, U.S. /ʃəˌkeɪˈnɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1600s chicanear, 1700s– chicaneer. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chicanier. Etymology: < French chicanier (late 17th cent. or earlier as noun; late 16th cent. as adjective in the sense ‘of or relating to subterfuge’) < chicaner chicane v. + -ier -ier suffix. rare. Now archaic. A person who uses deception or subterfuge to achieve his or her purpose, esp. a legal, financial, or political purpose; a person who engages in petty quibbling. Also: spec. a lawyer who employs dubious or underhand legal practices. Cf. chicaner n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > crafty dealing > crafty or misleading > person chicaneer1653 chicaner1673 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > frivolous, captious objection > [noun] > practitioner of hafter1519 brabbler1548 caviller1574 chicaneer1653 chicaner1673 contortionist1887 1653 J. Howell German Diet sig. Q^v The King of France might raise an Army of 200 thousand Scribes or Chicanears as they term common Barretors, and Clerks. 1705 D. Defoe Dyet Poland 48 A Whoreing, Gameing, Swearing Chicaneer. 1827 London Mag. Mar. 342 He found himself..master of no more than a few valuables, which had escaped the cramping rapacity of his father's chicaneers. 1921 Richmond (Indiana) Palladium 19 July 6/2 The old magicians and wizards and sorcerers—chicaneers, charlatans and medicine men—have been supplanted by hard-headed captains of commerce and finance. 2007 H. Dawson Locke, Lang. & Early-mod. Philos. 274 The disputing chicaneer is encouraged by the fact that his is a ‘laudable’ pursuit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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