trifler

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A hardhearted trifler by inclination, Trav has fallen deeply in love this time around.

From Time Magazine Archive

No trifler with a magical pair of skis was about to steal a gold medal from Switzerland's hard man, big Peter Muller.

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Suddenly, it seemed, he was no more than an arch and interminably garrulous trifler.

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A moment later Dr. Guerrero, cowed trifler with gentlemen's agreements, rose and in a scarcely audible voice withdrew his resolution.

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And to his father and to those who judged him by the bank standard, and felt for him half scornful liking, he seemed to be an inefficient, a trifler.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.