slanter
1 of 2noun
slant·er
-tə(r)
plural -s
: one that slants something (as a person with a decidedly sloping handwriting)
slanter
2 of 2adjective
slan·ter
"
Australia
: tricky, unfair, untruthful
Word History
Etymology
Noun
slant entry 2 + -er
Adjective
probably modification of Dutch slenter trick, lie, shift, slow pace, loitering gait, from slenteren to saunter, loiter; akin to Swedish slinta to slide
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