jilt

[ jilt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.

noun

1. a woman who jilts a lover.

jilt

/ dʒɪlt /

verb

1. tr to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning

   she was jilted at the altar

noun

1. a woman who jilts a lover

Derived Forms

• ˈjilter, noun

Other Words From

• jilt·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jilt¹

First recorded in 1650–60; earlier jilt “harlot,” shortening of jillet

Word History and Origins

Origin of jilt¹

C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill

Example Sentences

The staid sober lover—let him take care the pretty Clara does not jilt him.

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To "jilt," to throw or dash water on a person; "gellock" (gavelock), an iron lever or crowbar.

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Only I shouldn't consider it honourable to jilt Prosy, even for the sake of remaining single.

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He treated the forlorn victim of a woman's jilt as a notable worthy of notable entertainment.

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Is it possible, then, that she did really jilt the young man?

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