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Japanner

Japanner \Ja*pan"ner\, n.

  1. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art.

  2. A bootblack. [R.]

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japanner

n. 1 One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in that art. 2 (context archaic English) A bootblack.

Usage examples of "japanner".

Japanners by the ton, my thought is we agree to not, and together we make bloody sure no other bugger imports them or smuggles them in.

The British padre speaks a little but we can't use him, Japanners detest missionaries and priests.