From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jilt \Jilt\, noun [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.] A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt. --Otway.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jilt \Jilt\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Jilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jilting}.] To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love. --Locke.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jilt \Jilt\, verb (used without an object) To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. --Congreve.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
verb
1: cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
95 Moby Thesaurus words for "jilt": Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, abandon, actor, back out, bamboozler, befuddler, beg off, beguiler, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off, charmer, chuck, counterfeiter, cry off, deceiver, deep-six, deluder, depart from, desert, discard, dismiss, dispose of, dissembler, dissimulator, ditch, dodger, double-dealer, drop, drop out, dump, duper, eighty-six, eliminate, enchanter, entrancer, evacuate, faker, fooler, forger, forsake, gay deceiver, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, give away, go back on, hoaxer, hypnotizer, jettison, jilter, joker, jokester, kidder, leave, leave behind, leave flat, leg-puller, maroon, mesmerizer, misleader, part with, plagiarist, plagiarizer, playactor, practical joker, pull out, quit, quit cold, ragger, reject, remove, renege, role-player, say goodbye to, seducer, slough, spoofer, stand down, take leave of, tease, teaser, throw away, throw out, throw over, throw overboard, toss overboard, vacate, withdraw
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