Definition
An old word for a horse-dealer or someone who trades in horses, particularly one of questionable reliability.
Etymology
Possibly a variant or corruption of 'Gulliver' or derived from dialect terms for traveling traders. The word appears in English folk traditions and literature, often carrying a slightly pejorative tone suggesting sharp dealing.
Kelly Says
The term captures a whole type of character from medieval and early modern fairs—the flashy horse-trader who could talk you into buying a lame nag, and the word itself sounds like someone trying to pull a fast one on you.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গিল্লিভার
gil-li-var
CACatalà
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
CSČeština
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
DADansk
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
DEDeutsch
Gilliver
Gil-li-ver
ELΕλληνικά
Γκιλίβερ
Gil-ee-ver
ESEspañol
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
FISuomi
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
FRFrançais
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
HAHA
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
HEעברית
ג'יליבר
gil-i-ver
HIहिन्दी
गिलीवर
gil-ee-ver
HUMagyar
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
IDBahasa Indonesia
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
IGIG
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
ITItaliano
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
KKKK
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
MSBahasa Melayu
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
MYမြန်မာ
ဂီလီဗာ
gee-lee-ba
NLNederlands
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
NONorsk
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
PAPA
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
PLPolski
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
PTPortuguês
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
RORomână
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
RUРусский
Гилливер
Gil-li-ver
SVSvenska
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
SWKiswahili
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
TAதமிழ்
கில்லியர்
gil-li-yar
TEతెలుగు
గిల్లివర్
gil-li-var
THไทย
กิลลิเวอร์
gil-li-ver
TLTL
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
TRTürkçe
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
UKУкраїнська
Гільлівер
Hil-li-ver
VITiếng Việt
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
YOYO
gilliver
gil-lee-ver
ZUZU
gilliver
gil-lee-ver