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单词 cheerer
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cheerern.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪərə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪrər/
Forms: see cheer v.1 and -er suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheer v.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < cheer v.1 + -er suffix1.
1.
a. A person who or thing which brings gladness, comfort, or solace.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief > one who or that which consoles or relieves
comfortera1382
discharger?1537
consolatora1540
assuager1547
cheerer?1567
easera1592
tame-grief1606
lightener?1611
solacer1611
lenitive1614
swager1617
allayer1631
unbender1637
comfortable1650
alleviator1725
consoler1740
soother1780
reassurer1882
a shoulder to cry on1935
?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xlii. 123 O Lord which art the onelye chearer of mans conscience and countenance.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) v. ii. 41 Her Vine, the merry chearer of the heart, Vnpruned, dyes. View more context for this quotation
a1639 H. Wotton in I. Walton Compl. Angler (1653) i. i. 33 Angling was..a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness.
1670 N. Ranew Solitude Improved by Divine Medit. ii. xi. 125 Some Cordial for a strengthener and chearer.
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 248 The Nightingal, the sweet Harbinger of the Light, is a constant Chearer of these Groves.
1727 J. Thomson Summer 15 Prime Chearer, Light! Of all material Beings first, and best!
1751 W. Dodd Day in Vac. at College 3 Ye sole sweet Chearers of my musing Hours.
1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) iv. xii. 600 That I might not absolutely shut out that prime cheerer hope.
1879 C. Rossetti Seek & Find 34 God the Giver, cherisher, cheerer, of life.
1903 O. C. Farrington Gems & Gem Minerals 111 It [sc. a gem] was a cheerer of the soul and insured prosperity.
1995 Times (Nexis) 27 July (Features section) Such wintry cheerers as Santa's costume and holly berries.
b. Scottish and English regional (northern). A reviving alcoholic drink; spec. a drink of spirits and hot water, a toddy. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > exhilarating drink
cordialc1405
cheerer1790
quaffer1942
warmer-upper1960
1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 331 I gi'e my word ye'se hae a chearer, Sall heat your crap like ony spice.
1810 H. Cotes Metres addressed to Lovers of Truth, Nature & Sentiment (ed. 2) 136 In Northumberland, 'tis said, No bargain's made, or money paid, But over a canny cheerer.
1823 J. G. Lockhart Reginald Dalton I. ii. ii. 215 If you have taken a second ‘cheerer’ with them after supper.
1895 Athenæum 25 May 669/1 Here thou art ligging i' bed, and Awve ridden nigh thritty mile—aye, wi' seventeen rum-cheerers i' my kyte.
1902 A. Lang Disentanglers xi. 262 The doctor added some sugar to his cheerer, and some whisky to correct the sugar.
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. (1921) i. 13 The worship of the [printed tth] wine of the country [sc. Scotland] did not exclude that of other cheerers.
2. A person who shouts cheers of encouragement or acclamation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > applauder
applauder1617
acclamatora1684
plauditor1688
shouter1692
acclaimer1802
cheerer1811
huzzaer1838
ovator1870
1811 S. T. Coleridge in Ess. on his Times (1978) II. 323 The Band of Coughers, Cheerers and Groaners.
1812 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 22 309 He would ask the warmest friend or the loudest cheerer of the right hon. gentleman, whether the whole of his speech was not a gross misrepresentation?
1874 Daily News 26 Jan. 6/1 A very faint cheer, for the cheerers were few.
1910 Intelligencer (Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.) 19 Nov. (Southwestern Territory ed.) 1/2 Says..the skilful Harvard coach, to the cheerers for Harvard: ‘Let your mind so concentrate on winning that the Harvard players on the field will actually feel the vibrations of your thoughts.’
1969 N.Y. Mag. 24 June 46/1 The dictatorship of the assenters over the voices of dissent, of the applauders and cheerers over the booers and hissers.
2015 Evening Gaz. (Nexis) 30 Jan. 27 The Brighton Marathon..is renowned for its great atmosphere and cheerers who line the course.

Compounds

With adverbs, forming compound agent nouns corresponding to adverbial combinations of the verb (see cheer v.1).
cheerer-on n. [after to cheer on at cheer v.1 Phrasal verbs] a person who encourages another person; an enthusiastic supporter.
ΚΠ
1843 H. G. Liddell & R. Scott Greek Lex. chiefly for Use of Schools 513/2 Ὁμοκλητήρ, one who calls out to, a cheerer on, encourager.
1962 P. Scott Birds of Paradise (1967) I. iii. 37 House staff joined in our sports: as ball-boys at tennis, fielders at cricket, cheerers-on at boxing.
2010 Sewanee Rev. 118 p. lxvi John was a great cheerer-on of my getting those acres on Hornby Island.
cheerer-up n. [after to cheer up at cheer v.1 Phrasal verbs] a person who or thing which cheers someone up; cf. cheerer-upper n.
ΚΠ
1875 I. M. Calisch Nieuw Volledig Nederlandsch Woordenboek 722/2 Vivifier, enlivener, cheerer up.
1892 R. Johnson End of Rainbow xvi. 241 He may be a fun-maker, a cheerer-up of gloomy people.
1936 Musical Times Feb. 133/1 I wondered who will be the next cheerer-up of like calibre.
1997 Guardian 11 Oct. 10/1 In the end, the conference fulfilled its historic function as party rallying-point and cheerer-up.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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