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Meaning of Shorter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈʃɔːtə

Definitions

  1. A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
  2. A surname.
  3. One who makes a dishonest profit by clipping and filing coins.
  4. A town in Macon County, Alabama, United States.

Equivalents

العربية أقصر
Suomi shorttaaja
Français shorter

Examples

“My grandfather, as I said before, was connected with a gang of shorters, and sometimes shortened money, […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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