mikern.
/ˈmʌɪkə/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkər/ regional and slang.
= mitcher n.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]
mitcher?c1225
nimmera1325
pilferer1350
truffer1485
lurcher1528
picker1549
filcher1557
purloiner1557
prig1567
prigger1567
prigman1567
fingerer1575
piker1590
prag1592
nibbler1598
lurch-man1603
petty larcener1640
budge1673
catch-cloaka1679
prigster1682
sutler1699
marauder1764
snib1823
chicken thief1840
lurker1841
souvenir hunter1862
robberling1865
jackdaw1887
miker1890
frisker1892
bower-bird1926
jagoff1931
magpie1944
slockster-
society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > difficult or unwilling pupil or student > truant
truantc1449
truantness1483
mitcher1530
miker1890
1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 94 Miker is used for a truant.
1928 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 10/5 It is reported that the casual ward of Edmonton Workhouse was known far & wide over the highway as the ‘Mikers' Mecca’.
1931 C. Williams Three Plays 29 You always saw and sneaked your profit out Like a kerchief-miker.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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