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/ˌwɛskəˈtɪə(ɹ)/ · noun
(obsolete) Someone wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a whore..
Do you think you are here, sir, / Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches?
Thou knowest well that, from Mrs. Deputy's self down to the waistcoateers in the alley, all of them are twiring and peeping betwixt their fingers when you pass; and yet you call yourself a miserable dog!
Use waistcoateer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Waistcoateer means (obsolete) Someone wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a whore..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Do you think you are here, sir, / Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches?
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