"cogger" meaning in English

See cogger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: coggers [plural]
Etymology: From cog (“to play tricks with dice”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||er|id2=agent noun}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cogger (plural coggers)
  1. Someone who cheats at dice.
    Sense id: en-cogger-en-noun-8z~On93x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. A flatterer or deceiver.
    Sense id: en-cogger-en-noun-6Jo-EXLB

Inflected forms

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