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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Chicanernoun

    A petty sophister; a trifling disputant; a wrangler.

    Etymology: chicaneur, Fr.

    This is the only way to distinguish the two most different things I know in the world, a logical chicaner from a man of reason. John Locke, on Human Understanding, S. 3.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chicanernoun

    one who uses chicanery

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. chicaneur.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chicaner in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chicaner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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