Obs. Forms: 3 trichor, 3–5 -our, 4 trychor, (tryschor), 5 trychour, -eour, -eur, 6 trycher; 4 trechur, trecchour, 4– 6 (8) trechour, 5 -ure; 6 trechor, (trachour, treitcheoure), 6–7 trecher, 6–8 treacher, -our, 8 -or. [a. OF. trecheor, -eur, tricheor, -eur (12th c. in Godef.), F. tricheur, agent-n. (see -ER2, -OR) fr. OF. trechier, tricher to cheat, trick: see TRECHE, TRICH v. Cf. Prov. trichaire, trichador, It. trecchiero.]
A deceiver, a cheat; one who deceives by trickery; sometimes, a traitor.
c. 1290. S. Eng. Leg., I. 332/326. Þov art symon Magus, godes trichor. Ibid., 348/104. Askebert he was i-cleoped, a strong trichour, alas!
a. 1366[?]. Chaucer, Rom. Rose, 197. That is she that makith trechoures.
1481. Caxton, Godeffroy, lxxx. 127. He was a trychour.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, VIII. Prol. 97. Sum trachour [v.r. treitcheoure] crynis the cunȝe, and kepis corn stakis.
1591. Spenser, M. Hubberd, 1255. Those same treachours vile.
1613. Answ. Uncasing of Machivil’s Instr., G j b. If to Countrie thou hast a trechers heart.
1713. Croxall, Orig. Canto Spenser, xxxv. (1714), 24. But smiling on the Treachour stood aloof.
1767. Mickle, Concub., I. xxxvii. The hungrie Trout the glitteraund Treachor eyes.
b. attrib. or as adj. Cheating, treacherous.
c. 1400. Rom. Rose, 6303. Forsothe I am a fals traitour God iugged me for a theef trichour.
1422. trans. Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv., 235. Whoso hath the neke ful shorte he is voucheous, deceyuant, and trechure.
1508. Dunbar, Flyting, 55. The trechour tung hes tane ane heland strynd.
