English

Noun

waistcoateer ‎(plural waistcoateers)

1. (obsolete) One wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Beaumont and Fletcher

     Do you think you are here, sir,
     Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches?

   • 1822, Sir Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel

     Thou knowest well that, from Mrs. Deputy's self down to the waistcoateers in the alley, all of them are twiring and peeping betwixt their fingers when you pass; and yet you call yourself a miserable dog!