Etymograph

English

tryster

From tryst + -er.

Formed from tryst + -er

Old French triste ‘sad’

Middle English tryst

English tryst

Today it means

noun a lover who keeps a tryst

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tryster”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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