English Explanatory Dictionary

drawcansir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.

Pronunciation

/dɹɔːˈkansə/

Word forms

drawcansir drawcansirs Draw-can-sir

Etymology

After Drawcansir, a character in George Villiers' play The Rehearsal. The character's name is a play on Almanzor, from Dryden's The Conquest of Granada.

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