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trifler

Meaning of "trifler" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TRIFLER

ˈtraɪflə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIFLER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trifler is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRIFLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of trifler in the English dictionary

The definition of trifler in the dictionary is a frivolous, time-wasting person.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRIFLER

muffler · piffler · raffler · riffler · rifler · ruffler · scuffler · shuffler · snuffler · stifler · waffler · whiffler

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIFLER

trifacial · trifarious · trifecta · triff · triffic · triffid · triffidian · triffidy · trifid · trifle · trifling · triflingly · triflingness · trifluoperazine · trifluralin · trifocal · trifocals · trifold · trifoliate · trifoliated

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIFLER

baffler · bookseller · butler · controller · cooler · dealer · Hitler · hustler · installer · killer · miller · purfler · roller · seller · signaler · sniffler · thriller · toddler · trailer · Tyler

Synonyms and antonyms of trifler in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRIFLER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «trifler» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «trifler» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of trifler to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of trifler from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trifler» in English.
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无聊之徒
1,325 millions of speakers
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trifler
570 millions of speakers
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trifler
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trifler
380 millions of speakers
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العابث
280 millions of speakers
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trifler
278 millions of speakers
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trifler
270 millions of speakers
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trifler
260 millions of speakers
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trifler
220 millions of speakers
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Sedikit
190 millions of speakers
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trifler
180 millions of speakers
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trifler
130 millions of speakers
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trifler
85 millions of speakers
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Trifler
85 millions of speakers
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trifler
80 millions of speakers
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trifler
75 millions of speakers
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ट्रifलर
75 millions of speakers
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havai tip
70 millions of speakers
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sfaccendato
65 millions of speakers
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trifler
50 millions of speakers
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trifler
40 millions of speakers
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trifler
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trifler
15 millions of speakers
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trifler
14 millions of speakers
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trifler
10 millions of speakers
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Trifler
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trifler

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIFLER»

Discover the use of trifler in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trifler and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Earnest Trifler
AN. EARNEST. TRIFLER. CHAPTER I. FIN E, gray mist was rising from the river, and a fine, gray twilight was falling from above, hushing in their gray fold the diligent activities of the country, when two young men, who had that evening arrived ...
E. Sprague, 1880
2
An Earnest Trifler (1880) an Earnest Trifler (1880)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Mary Aplin Sprague, 2010
3
The Gentleman's Magzine and Hiftorical Chronicle Volume LVI
The metropolis you know, Mr, Trifler, is the world in epitome. A man may live there without being known, and yet be acquainted with the whole universe. In this situation I remained some time as a Spectator of men and manners; independent of ...
Sylvanus Urban, 1786
4
The Trifler: Or, a Ramble Among the Wilds of Fancy, the ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Henry Man, 2010
5
The Trifler, by Timothy Touchstone
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Timothy Touchstone (Pseud.), 2011
6
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle
Trifler,. N6. 111. 195. THE TRIFLE R, N° III. THE TRIFLER, N' Us. 1. the dread of obloquy : for to him all these were light in the scale against any particle of duty. His application, his sagacity, knowledge, his tenderness of attention in his medical ...
‎1786
7
Intricate Preparations: Writing Leonard Cohen
But there are three other types of players who display a lack of respect for either means or ends or both: spoilsport, cheat, and trifler. A game depends upon at least one constitutive rule as the sine qua non of its existence. If this rule is ...
Stephen Scobie, 2000
8
The Gentleman's Magazine
He would nave done little among mathematicians at Cambridge -, — he would have been a rake, or an idler, or a trifler, at Dublin ; but I am inclined to think that at Oxford he would have become an excellent scholar." Tt would appear that the  ...
John Nichols, 1825
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, AND HIFTORICALE CHRONICLE VOLUME LVI
The Trifler, N9 IV. THE T R I F L E R, N° IV. in fearch of imaginary treafure. The whole pillar is 114 feet high. It is perfectly well poliflied, and only a little feared on the Eaft fide. Nothing can equal the majcftic appearance of this monument.
sYLVANUS URBAN, 1786
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The miscellaneous works ... of ... Henry Man
THE. TRIFLER,. N°. XVI. ON TROUBLE. On little'things, as sages write, Depend bur transport, or our sorroflr. ',''•'.' 'Prior. ' J. HAT " Men are born to trouble as the sparks, fly upwards" is universally agreed, by churchmen, laymen, and all. men.
Henry Man, 1802

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIFLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trifler is used in the context of the following news items.
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Love and Other Crimes
Only then would they know “Who was this I you read, this trifler in tender passions.” —Mr. Boyle teaches at St. John's College in Annapolis, Md. 27; 32. «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
2
DJ Taylor: Office enforcer Bethany Meek has a well-concealed but …
... the infallible resort of younger colleagues unused to the office routines, and trifled with at the trifler's peril. They rearranged the clerical department's layout a ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
3
January 13, 1941: James Joyce Dies
... magnifying any fact. Mr. James Joyce is by no means a trifler, but it would be the best thing in the world for him if he could forget that he is a rebel. January 13 ... «The Nation., Jan 15»
4
The story of a true art lover
As this story shows, he was not a trifler, but a man with a lifelong and profound commitment to art. For 50 years, Mortimer-Lamb was involved with Vancouver's ... «Times Colonist, Dec 14»
5
Pegasystems acquires Firefly to bolster collaboration – but is it going …
We have been really dialling up the cloud because customers seem more alan trifler open to it. “Historically if you think about our customer base, companies like ... «Diginomica, Jun 14»
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From the archive, 14 February 1925: The long tradition of St …
Whether your intentions were honourable or you were a mere trifler, no alternative was forthcoming; both were faced with the same prettily crazy church in a ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
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Being a Leader Means Being True to Yourself
... a subverter of the Constitution, a destroyer of the liberties of his country, a reckless desperado, a heartless trifler over the last agonies of an expiring nation. «Algemeiner, Nov 13»
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11 advance to finals at Spelling Bee
... "persiflage," frivolous banter; "graminivorous," feeding on grass; "flaneur," an intellectual trifler; "bilboquet," a game with ball and string; "dasyphyllous," having ... «ABC15.com, May 13»
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Oz The Great And Powerful
James Franco plays Oscar Diggs, a shameless showman and travelling magician with an ingratiating smile, a trifler with the affections of various young women. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 13»
10
Torrey Cambridge 2012
The contrast between the young trifler and the world-changing adult brings us face to face with a central question in Cambridge: what will we do with the power, ... «Patheos, Jul 12»
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