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noun
One who, for a fee, performs an unauthorised wedding service, especially for poor people (originally beggars).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: buckle-beggar
Antonyms: none provided
History
Originally a verb-noun compound, "one who couples beggars"; later extended to cases where the spouses were not destitute.
