fleecer

fleecer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English fleece
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English fleecer

    From fleece + -er.

    Noun

    fleecer (plural fleecers)

    1. A person who fleeces; a swindler
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