Dictionary - Definition of BILKER


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Signifies an entity that bilks, based on the verb bilk.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (bilk)	1. Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.[Wordnet]. 2. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.[Wordnet]. 3. Evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors".[Wordnet]. 4. Escape, either physically or mentally.[Wordnet]. 5. To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: bilking, bilked, bilks, bilker, bilkers, bilkingly and bilkedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"Bilker" is a common misspelling or typo for: bilked, bilkers.

Date "Bilker" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Specialty Definition: BILKER

Domain	Definition
Literature	1: Bilker (A ). A person who gives a cabman less than his fare, and, when remonstrated with, gives a false name and address. Sometimes a "bilker" gets out and says, "Cabby, I shall be back in a minute," turns the corner and is no more seen. 2: Also a cabman who does not pay the owner for the cab. 3: "The time for taking out a summons expires in seven days, and it often takes longer than that to hunt a `bilker' down."- Nineteenth Century (March, 1893, p. 177). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Signifies an entity that bilks, based on the verb bilk.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (bilk)	1. Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.[Wordnet]. 2. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.[Wordnet]. 3. Evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors".[Wordnet]. 4. Escape, either physically or mentally.[Wordnet]. 5. To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: bilking, bilked, bilks, bilker, bilkers, bilkingly and bilkedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"BILKER" is a common misspelling or typo for: bilked, bilkers.

Date "BILKER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	1: Bilker (A ). A person who gives a cabman less than his fare, and, when remonstrated with, gives a false name and address. Sometimes a "bilker" gets out and says, "Cabby, I shall be back in a minute," turns the corner and is no more seen. 2: Also a cabman who does not pay the owner for the cab. 3: "The time for taking out a summons expires in seven days, and it often takes longer than that to hunt a `bilker' down."- Nineteenth Century (March, 1893, p. 177). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Expressions	Definition
Acker Bilk	Acker Bilk (often referred to as Mr. Acker Bilk) is one of the world's leading Jazz Clarinetists. His trademarks are his goatee beard, bowler hat and striped waistcoat. (references)
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
To bilk	Slang in 1811	TO BILK. To cheat. Let us bilk the rattling cove; let us cheat the hackney coachman of his fare. Cant. Bilking a coachman, a box-keeper, and a poor whore, were formerly, among men of the town, thought gallant actions. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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Topics by Level of Interest: bilk
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Acker Bilk	10	Acker Bilk	10
Bilk	6	Bilk	6
Bilk (beverage)	4	Bilk (beverage)	4
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).