trifler
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, it seemed, he was no more than an arch and interminably garrulous trifler.
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the trifler and the gossip it is merely a few hours' diversion, such as they can manufacture less cleverly and without so "big" names in their own drawing-rooms.
From Time Magazine Archive
A hardhearted trifler by inclination, Trav has fallen deeply in love this time around.
From Time Magazine Archive
In most cases of irregularly attended or poorly prepared lessons the lack of sympathy means nothing more than that the pupil is a trifler and the teacher's honesty of purpose is not to his taste.
From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann
