R J Sharpe, writing from Chichester in 1931, said that the sect were also locally known as "Ranters". It has also been proposed that Cokeler is derived from the Sussex dialect word 'Coke' meaning to pry or peep  Another explanation is that Cokelers is a corruption of "cuckolders", based on mistrust of the unusual aversion to marriage in the sect and its tolerance of young couples living together for a period before either marrying or separating.
R J Sharpe, writing from Chichester in 1931, said that the sect were also locally known as "Ranters". It has also been proposed that Cokeler is derived from the Sussex dialect word 'Coke' meaning to pry or peep  Another explanation is that Cokelers is a corruption of "cuckolders", based on mistrust of the unusual aversion to marriage in the sect and its tolerance of young couples living together for a period before either marrying or separating.