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mishanter

[ mi-shan-ter ]

/ mɪˈʃæn tər /

noun Scot. and North England.

a misfortune; mishap.

Words nearby mishanter

misgiving, misgovern, misguide, misguided, mishandle, mishanter, mishap, mishawaka, mishear, mishegaas, mishima

Also mischanter.

Origin of mishanter

1745–55; variant of misaunter, equivalent to mis-¹ + aunter, variant of obsolete aventure adventure

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