tryst (redirected from trysters)

tryst  (trst)

n.

1. An agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place.

2. A meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on. See Synonyms at engagement.

intr.v. tryst·ed, tryst·ing, trysts

To keep a tryst.

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[Middle English trist, from Old French triste, a waiting place (in hunting); see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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tryster n.

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tryst [trɪst traɪst] Archaic or literary

n

1. an appointment to meet, esp secretly

2. the place of such a meeting or the meeting itself

vb

(intr) to meet at or arrange a tryst

[from Old French triste lookout post, apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse traust trust]

tryster  n

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tryst - Comes from Scottish as a variant of an old word, trist, "an appointed place or station in hunting," and now means a "secret meeting of lovers."

See also related terms for hunting.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tryst - a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex rendezvous appointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
	2.	tryst - a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) assignation rendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place

Translations

tryst [trɪst] N (liter, hum)

1. (= meeting) → cita f

2. (also trysting-place) → lugar m de encuentro

tryst

n (old) → Stelldichein nt (dated)