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A moment later Dr. Guerrero, cowed trifler with gentlemen's agreements, rose and in a scarcely audible voice withdrew his resolution.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the trifler and the gossip it is merely a few hours' diversion, such as they can manufacture less cleverly and without so "big" names in their own drawing-rooms.

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No trifler with a magical pair of skis was about to steal a gold medal from Switzerland's hard man, big Peter Muller.

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A hardhearted trifler by inclination, Trav has fallen deeply in love this time around.

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Are all her laws suspended, that she might transform, in an instant, a puling trifler into a perfect woman?

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)