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gridler

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

One who gridles (sings as a form of begging).

Examples

“Professional singers are paid according to the richness, sweetness, and compass of their voices, but the gridler's profit increases as his vocal powers decline⟳.”
“The consequence was that the gridler proposed they should work⟳ together. Davies consented, although he did not yet know⟳ what the work⟳ might be.”
“Others who relied on their ability to tell⟳ a heartrending tale were the 'gridlers' and 'chanters', whose misfortunes would even engage⟳ the sympathies of a pawnbroker.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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