n. One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. confitens, p. pr. ] One who confesses his sins and faults. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., I confess. See Confess. ] (R.C.Ch.) A form of prayer in which public confession of sins is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. people who are defeated.
Syn. -- defeated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. thwarted; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement.
Syn. -- baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. same as discombobulated.
Syn. -- discombobulated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who makes an excessive and unconscionable profit by exploiting scarcity or a monopoly position. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. To make an excessive profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods; to act as a profiteer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A votary of the turf, or race course; hence, sometimes, a blackleg. [ Colloq. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Profitless. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. See Wyclifite. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard. [ 1913 Webster ]