different between toyer vs coyer

English

Etymology

toy +? -er

Noun

toyer (plural toyers)

1. One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler.

   She had a reputation as a toyer with men's hearts.

Anagrams

• Torey

Middle English

Adverb

toyer

1. Alternative form of toyere

Adjective

toyer

1. Alternative form of toyere

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: coir

Adjective

coyer

1. comparative form of coy: more coy

Anagrams

• Corey, Royce

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin colligere, present active infinitive of collig? (“I collect, I gather”). Compare Spanish coger, Galician coller, Portuguese colher.

Verb

coyer

1. to pick (fruit)
2. to hold, hold back
3. to grab, hold on to
4. to take, take hold of, grab
5. to get (gain possession of)
6. to pick up, gather up
7. to get, to fit (to be a suitable size)
8. to take up (space, time)
9. to get, to catch (an illness)
10. to set aside, put aside (time, resources)
11. to get on, get in (a vehicle)
12. to pick up (passengers)
13. to get, take (transport, a lift etc.)
14. to get, understand (information, a joke, a speech etc.)
15. to take on, hire (an employee)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• coyer el corazón nun puñu

Related terms

• acoyer
• collecha
• escoyer
• recoyer