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† treacher Obs.|ˈtrɛtʃə(r)|
Forms: 3 trichor, 3–5 -our, 4 trychor, (tryschor), 5 trychour, -eour, -eur, 6 trycher; 4 trechur, trecchour, 4–6 (8) trechour, 5 -ure; 6 trechor, (trachour, treitcheoure), 6–7 trecher, 6–8 treacher, -our, 8 -or.
[a. OF. trecheor, -eur, tricheor, -eur (12th c. in Godef.), F. tricheur, agent-n. (see -er2, -or) fr. OF. trechier, tricher to cheat, trick: see treche, trich v. (Cf. Prov. trichaire, trichador, It. trecchiero.]
A deceiver, a cheat; one who deceives by trickery; sometimes, a traitor.
c1290S. Eng. Leg. I. 332/326 Þov art symon Magus, godes trichor. Ibid. 348/104 Askebert he was i-cleoped, a strong trichour, alas! a1366Chaucer Rom. Rose 197 That is she that makith trechoures. 1481Caxton Godeffroy lxxx. 127 He was a trychour. 1513Douglas æneis viii. Prol. 97 Sum trachour [v.r. treitcheoure] crynis the cunȝe, and kepis corn stakis. 1591Spenser M. Hubberd 1255 Those same treachours vile. 1613Answ. Uncasing of Machivil's Instr. G j b, If to Countrie thou hast a trechers heart. 1713Croxall Orig. Canto Spenser xxxv. (1714) 24 But smiling on the Treachour stood aloof. 1767Mickle Concub. i. xxxvii, The hungrie Trout the glitteraund Treachor eyes.
b. attrib. or as adj. Cheating, treacherous.
c1400Rom. Rose 6308 Forsothe I am a fals traitour God iugged me for a theef trichour. 1422tr. Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv. 235 Whoso hath the neke ful shorte he is voucheous, deceyuant, and trechure. 1508Dunbar Flyting 55 The trechour tung hes tane ane heland strynd. |