palterer
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pal·ter
(pôl′tər)intr.v. pal·tered, pal·ter·ing, pal·ters Archaic
1. To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate.
2. To be capricious; trifle.
3. To quibble, especially in bargaining.
[Origin unknown.]
pal′ter·er n.
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