| 释义 |
circumscriber|sɜːkəmˈskraɪbə(r)|
[f. prec. vb. + -er.]
One who or that which circumscribes; spec. one who signs a ‘round robin’.
1776Round Robin in Boswell Johnson lvii. 122 We, the Circumscribers, having read..an intended epitaph for the monument of Dr. Goldsmith..are yet of opinion, etc. 1821Blackw. Mag. X. 116 To all and singular the circumscribers the rights and immunities enjoyed in the round⁓robin shape of address are hereby guaranteed. |