Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lodger.
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Examples
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Then he caught a strong right-quarterer, which escaped altogether, apparently very lightly hit.
The Way of a Man Emerson Hough 1890
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Mr. Bowles has so totally exhausted himself upon Octavius Gilchrist, that he has not a word left for the real quarterer of his edition, although now “deterre.”
Life of Lord Byron Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 1854
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Gilchrist, that he has not a word left for the real quarterer of his edition, although now "deterré."
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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