slanter

1 of 2

noun

slant·​er

-tə(r)

plural -s

: one that slants something (as a person with a decidedly sloping handwriting)

slanter

2 of 2

adjective

slan·​ter

"

Australia

: tricky, unfair, untruthful

Word History

Etymology

Noun

slant entry 2 + -er

Adjective

probably modification of Dutch slenter trick, lie, shift, slow pace, loitering gait, from slenteren to saunter, loiter; akin to Swedish slinta to slide

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