name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
trant
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Pronunciation
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/tɹænt/
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rhymes with -ænt
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CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A turn; trick; stratagem.
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verb
Meaning 3
To walk; go about.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To traffic in an itinerant manner; to peddle.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To turn; play a trick.
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Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
From Middle English trant, from Middle Dutch trant (“a step”), from tranten (“to walk”). Cognate with Dutch trant (“style, manner fashion, mode”), Swedish trant (“a step”).
From Middle English tranten, from or cognate with Middle Dutch tranten (“to step, walk”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trent-, *trant- (“to walk”). Cognate with West Frisian trantsje (“to step, step time; dance, jump”). Compare also Dutch drentelen (“to saunter”).