jug|gler|y

jug|gler|y
jug|gler|y «JUHG luhr ee», noun, plural -gler|ies.
1. the skill or tricks of a juggler; sleight of hand.
2. Figurative. trickery; deception; fraud.

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  • jug|gler — «JUHG luhr», noun. 1. a person who can do juggling tricks: »After dinner comes in a juggler which showed us very pretty tricks (Samuel Pepys). 2. Figurative. a person who uses tricks, deception, or fraud: »The Sophist…is proved to be a dissembler …   Useful english dictionary

  • jug — jug·ful; jug·ger; jug·gins; jug·gler; jug·glery; jug; jug·ger·naut; jug·gle; …   English syllables

  • gler — an·gler; bea·gler; bu·gler; bun·gler; com·min·gler; dan·gler; en·gler; en·gler·o·phoenix; en·tan·gler; fi·na·gler; gar·gler; gig·gler; gog·gler; hag·gler; hig·gler; in·vei·gler; jan·gler; jog·gler; jug·gler; mon·gler; nig·gler; shin·gler;… …   English syllables

  • juggler — jug·gler …   English syllables

  • juggler — jug•gler [[t]ˈdʒʌg lər[/t]] n. 1) a person who performs juggling feats, as with balls or knives 2) a person who deceives by trickery; trickster • Etymology: bef. 1100; ME jogelour, jugelour < AF, OF jogleor, jougleor (cf. jongleur) « L… …   From formal English to slang

  • juggle — jug|gle [ dʒʌgl ] verb ▸ 1 keep objects in air ▸ 2 hold several things ▸ 3 do many things at once ▸ 4 change things ▸ 5 alter information 1. ) intransitive or transitive to keep objects moving through the air by catching them as they fall and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • juggler — jug|gler [ˈdʒʌglə US ər] n someone who juggles objects in the air, especially to entertain people …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • conjurer — Juggler Jug gler, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See {Joke}, and cf. {Jongleur}, {Joculator}.] [1913 Webster] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Juggler — Jug gler, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See {Joke}, and cf. {Jongleur}, {Joculator}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Juggleress — Jug gler*ess, n. 1. A female juggler. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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