hoodwinker

noun

Etymology

From hoodwink + -er.

  1. derived from *weng-
  2. inherited from *winkōn
  3. inherited from wincian
  4. inherited from wynken
  5. compounded as hoodwink — “hood + wink
  6. suffixed as hoodwinker — “hoodwink + er

Definitions

  1. One who hoodwinks.

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