trifler

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

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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.

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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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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 Hofmann, Josef