The Collaborative International Dictionary
Waistcoateer \Waist`coat*eer"\, n. One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet. [Obs.]
Do you think you are here, sir,
Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches?
--Beau.
& Fl.
Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) One wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.
Usage examples of "waistcoateer".
To tell the truth he was mean in fortunes and for the most part hankered about the coffeehouses and low taverns with crimps, ostlers, bookies, Paul's men, runners, flatcaps, waistcoateers, ladies of the bagnio and other rogues of the game or with a chanceable catchpole or a tipstaff often at nights till broad day of whom he picked up between his sackpossets much loose gossip.