manoeuvrer
- a word derived from manoeuvre.
Example Sentences
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Having thus successfully covered her daughter's retreat, our skilful manoeuvrer returned, all self-complacent, to the company.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Edgeworth, Maria
Memory well managed can furnish a tolerable share of the wit and spirit of conversation, and he was, in this respect, the most capital manoeuvrer I ever met with.
From International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 3, July 15, 1850 by Various
Rufus laughed a little; and Winthrop remarked there was nothing like straightforward dealing to confound a manoeuvrer.
From Hills of the Shatemuc by Warner, Susan
Flavie was bewildered; she was, however, awake to the extreme frankness of such language, and she said to herself, "He is not a secret manoeuvrer, certainly."
From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de
“It is all over with her!” ejaculates one tender-hearted manoeuvrer of the warming-pan, with her apron in the corner her eye.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick
