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Definition: FLEECER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. One who fleeces or strips unjustly, especially by trickery or fraund.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Fleecer" is a common misspelling or typo for: fleece, fleeces, fleeced, fleeter, fleecers, fleecier.

Date "Fleecer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: FLEECER

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] One who strips or takes by severe exactions.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Occupations Tends machine that raises nap on socks to produce woolly appearance: Starts machine and feeds socks into rollers that automatically position socks under revolving wire-covered cylinder for brushing. Removes napped socks from machine. Examines socks to determine if nap has been raised according to specifications and notifies fixer of machine malfunction. May turn handwheel to adjust height of cylinder according to sock thickness. (references)
Wiktionary [Noun] A person who fleeces; a swindler. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: FLEECER

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. One who fleeces or strips unjustly, especially by trickery or fraund.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FLEECER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: FLEECER

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] One who strips or takes by severe exactions.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
OccupationsTends machine that raises nap on socks to produce woolly appearance: Starts machine and feeds socks into rollers that automatically position socks under revolving wire-covered cylinder for brushing. Removes napped socks from machine. Examines socks to determine if nap has been raised according to specifications and notifies fixer of machine malfunction. May turn handwheel to adjust height of cylinder according to sock thickness. (references)
Wiktionary[Noun] A person who fleeces; a swindler. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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