BANTERS
Verb
banters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of banter
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Source: Wiktionary
BANTER
Ban"ter, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bantered(p. pr. & vb. n. Bantering.]
Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. F. badiner to joke, or perh. fr. E. bandy
to beat to and fro. See Badinage, and cf. Barter fr. OF. barater.]
1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person
addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the
jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.
Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard
looks the next day. W. Irving.
2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit,
characteristic, and the like. [Archaic]
If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in
return their neglect of them. Chatham.
3. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. [Obs.]
We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes
of being at least his lordship's chaplain. De Foe.
4. To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and Western
U.S.]
Ban"ter, n.
Definition: The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-
humored raillery; pleasantry.
Part banter, part affection. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition