different between tricky vs chaunter

English

Etymology

From trick +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??ki/

• Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

tricky (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)

1. hard to deal with, complicated

   They were in a tricky situation.
2. adept at using deception

   A tricky salesman can sell anything.

3. (colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick

   I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!

Related terms

• trick

Translations

See also

• sneaky

English

Etymology

Variant of chanter.

Noun

chaunter (plural chaunters)

1. (Britain, slang, obsolete) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
2. (colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.

   • He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now.

3. The chanter or flute of a bagpipe.

Middle English

Noun

chaunter

1. Alternative form of chauntour (“chanter”)

Old French

Verb

chaunter

1. (late Anglo-Norman) Alternative spelling of chanter

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.