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▪ I. leaser1 Now dial.|ˈliːzə(r)|
Also 4 lezere, 6 lezer.
[f. lease v.1 + -er1.]
A gleaner.
1340Ayenb. 86 Hi abideþ and wylneþ þane dyaþ ase deþ..þe lezere his haruest. 1534Act 25 Hen. VIII, c. 1, Stat. Irel. (1678) 46 Every such gatherer, lezer or lezers. 1586J. Hooker Hist. Irel. in Holinshed II. 88/1 An act against leasers of corne. 1724Swift Drapier's Lett. Wks. 1755 V. ii. 133, I knew there was no office of any kind, which a man from England might not have..and..I looked upon all who had the disadvantage of being born here, as only in the condition of leasers and gleaners. 1828Miss Mitford Village Ser. iii. 242 You cannot proceed a quarter of a mile, without encountering some merry group of leasers.
▪ II. † ˈleaser2 Obs. rare.
[OE. léasere. Agent-n. to lease v.2: see -er1.]
A liar.
c950Lindisf. Gosp. Matt., Pref. (Skeat) 17 Leaseres vel leᵹeras, falsos. 1641‘Smectymnuus’ Vind. Answ. iii. 48 Hee..lays on us unmercifully, calling us Cavellers, Leasers, Slanderers.
▪ III. leaser3|ˈliːsə(r)|
[f. lease v.3 + -er1.]
One who takes on lease; a lessee.
1877Raymond Statist. Mines & Mining 300 The mine has been in leasers' hands. |