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Webster 1913 Edition


Micher

Mich′er

,
Noun.
[OE.
michare
,
muchare
. See
Mich
.]
One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Micher

MICH'ER

,
Noun.
One who skulks, or creeps out of sight; a thief.

Definition 2024


micher

micher

English

Alternative forms

Noun

micher (plural michers)

  1. One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
  2. A thief; especially a secret or petty thief.
  3. One who pretends poverty.
  4. A truant; one who improperly absents himself.

Derived terms

  • mitchery

Verb

micher (third-person singular simple present michers, present participle michering, simple past and past participle michered)

  1. (intransitive) To sneak.

Derived terms

  • mitchering

References

  • micher in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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