intriguer

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Etymology[edit]

intrigue +‎ -er

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intriguer (plural intriguers)

  1. One who intrigues; one who forms plots, or pursues an object by secret means.
    Synonym: intrigant
    • 1856 June 14, “England and America”, in The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art, volume 2, number 33, London: John W. Parker and Son, page 142:
      [W]hatever may be the result, political intriguers will find it difficult to substitute a clamour against England for the universal excitement produced by domestic controversies.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian intrigare. Doublet of intriquer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁi.ɡe/
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Verb[edit]

intriguer

  1. (transitive) to puzzle; to make interested or curious
  2. (intransitive) to scheme, to connive

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