intrigant

[in-tri-guhnt; Fr. an-tree-gahn]

in·tri·gant

[in-tri-guhnt; Fr. an-tree-gahn]
noun, plural in·tri·gants [-guhnts; Fr. -gahn] .
a person who engages in intrigue or intrigues.
Also, in·tri·guant.


Origin:
1775–85; < French < Italian intrigante, present participle of intrigare to intrigue
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Intrigant is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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intrigant or intriguant (ˈɪntrɪɡənt, French ɛ̃triɡɑ̃, ˈɪntrɪɡənt, French ɛ̃triɡɑ̃)
 
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archaic a person who intrigues; intriguer
 
intriguant or intriguant
 
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