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Granter vs Tranter - What's the difference?

granter | tranter |

As nouns the difference between granter and tranter

is that granter is one who grants while tranter is (obsolete|uk|dialect) one who trants; a peddler; a carrier.

granter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who grants

    • Anagrams

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    tranter

    English

    Alternative forms

    * traunter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) One who trants; a peddler; a carrier.
  • *1879 , William Barnes,
  • *:An’ he met wi’ zome yew-twigs the men had a-cast
  • *:Vrom the yew-tree, in churchyard, the road that he past.
  • *:He wer pweison’d. (1.) O dear, ’tis a hard loss to bear,
  • *:Vor a tranter ’s whole bread is a-lost wi’ his meäre;
  • * 1929 Florence Hardy "The Early Life of Thomas Hardy, 1841-1891"
    • ...the persons tenanting these few houses included two retired military officers, one old navy lieutenant, a small farmer and tranter , a relieving officer and registrar, and an old militiaman
    (Webster 1913)