Saint Nicholas's clerk

noun

Saint Nich·​o·​las's clerk

-ˈnik(ə)ləs(ə̇z)-

archaic

: thief, highwayman

Word History

Etymology

after St. Nicholas of Myra †about 352, patron saint of travelers

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