cloyer
cloyer · cloyers
One who cloysOne who cloys.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who cloys.
(historical)One who intruded on the profits of young sharpers, by claiming a share.
A thief, shoplifter.
Origin
From cloy + -er. Uncertain. Perhaps for *clawyer (“one who practices thievery”, literallyFrom cloy + -er.
Uncertain. Perhaps for *clawyer (“one who practices thievery”, literally “claw-er”), or a variant of *clyer (“one who clies”), equivalent to cly + -er. More at cly.
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