Briber

Briber
Briber Brib"er, n. 1. A thief. [Obs.] --Lydgate. [1913 Webster]

2. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices. [1913 Webster]

3. That which bribes; a bribe. [1913 Webster]

His service . . . were a sufficient briber for his life. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • briber — Briber, Mendicare, Emendicare …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • briber — noun see bribe II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • briber — See bribable. * * * …   Universalium

  • briber — noun A person who bribes …   Wiktionary

  • briber — brib·er || braɪbÉ™ n. one who offers a bribe …   English contemporary dictionary

  • briber — ribber …   Anagrams dictionary

  • briber — brib·er …   English syllables

  • briber — noun someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑suborner • Derivationally related forms: ↑suborn (for: ↑suborner), ↑bribe …   Useful english dictionary

  • ribber — briber …   Anagrams dictionary

  • BRIBERY — BRIBERY, making a gift to a person in authority, especially a judge. The injunction not to take bribes is several times repeated in the Bible, twice with the reason given that bribes blind the clear sighted and upset the pleas of the just (Ex. 23 …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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