单词 | advance man |
释义 | > as lemmasadvance man advance man n. (a) Military a person sent ahead of the main body of an army to perform reconnaissance, etc.; (b) (chiefly North American) a person (esp. a man) who visits a location before an event (originally a theatrical or circus performance, now typically a visit by a politician) in order to make preparations, etc.; cf. sense A. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > for a political event or performance > one who advance man1882 ?1789 J. G. Simcoe Jrnl. Operations Queen's Rangers 78 Two militia-men only were met with upon the road thither: they fired, and killed Molloy, a brave Huzzar, the advance man of the party, and were themselves instantly put to death. 1882 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 19 Aug. Myers was the advance man and did good work, but he was not kept posted on the financial condition of the show. 1906 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 1 Jan. 16/3 The Savage Opera company in which the advance man says there are 200 people will present grand opera in English at the Victoria theatre. 1952 Life 6 Oct. 138/2 Meanwhile the advance man is making ‘dry runs’ on every step of the forthcoming visit. 1970 Time 2 Nov. 7/1 Ron Walker, Nixon's chief advance man, told the police to let the protesters in. 1987 S. W. Beesley Vietnam 184 (Gloss.) Point, soldier breaking the trail, a unit's advance man in the line of march. 1993 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. a14/6 ‘Make a little hole—it's the President coming through,’ ordered an advance man in the White House, trying to push a group of reporters to the side. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Apr. ii. 95/2 The daughter of an advance man for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus . < as lemmas |
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