trifler
Example Sentences
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A moment later Dr. Guerrero, cowed trifler with gentlemen's agreements, rose and in a scarcely audible voice withdrew his resolution.
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No trifler with a magical pair of skis was about to steal a gold medal from Switzerland's hard man, big Peter Muller.
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A hardhearted trifler by inclination, Trav has fallen deeply in love this time around.
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Suddenly, it seemed, he was no more than an arch and interminably garrulous trifler.
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It is also used in reference to the trifler and dabbler in art and science.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
