"waistcoateer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌwɛskəˈtɪə(ɹ)/ Forms: waistcoateers [plural]
Etymology: waistcoat + -eer Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waistcoat|eer}} waistcoat + -eer Head templates: {{en-noun}} waistcoateer (plural waistcoateers)
  1. (obsolete) One wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-waistcoateer-en-noun-PCTpRJcm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -eer

Inflected forms

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