cheese eatern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃiːz ˌiːtə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃiz ˌidər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheese n.¹, eater n.

Etymology: < cheese n.¹ + eater n.In sense 2 with punning allusion to rat n.¹ 4e.

1. A person who eats cheese; a person who appreciates or routinely consumes cheese.

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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [noun] > eating of other substances > eaters of other substances

fig-eater1552

cheese eater1603

oat-eatera1668

bean-eater1710

cake eater1791

gag-eater1820

haggis-eater1834

gum-chewer1850

pie-biter1863

nut-eater1878

toxiphagus-

1595 A. Copley Wits Fittes & Fancies vii. 188 A Great tosted cheese-eater had baited his trap with cheese, and another seeing it, said vnto him: What need you bait your Trap with cheese? doe you but sleepe with your mouth wide open a nights, and all the Mise in the chamber will enter therinto.]

1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare To Rdr. sig. A4 Such a strong breath haue these cheese-eaters, that if they do but blow vpon a booke, they imagine straight tis blasted.

1705 tr. Hist. Republick of Holland II. iv. 67 They [sc. people from Holland] were called in derision, Milk-sops, Butter-boxes, and Cheese-eaters.

1824 G. Wentworth Poet. Notebook 128 (heading) On a cheese eater.

1915 Washington Post 14 Dec. 3 Are you a cheese eater? Do you eat your noonday wedge of mince or apple [pie] with or without?

1966 Times 13 June 14/3 The reaction of one not entirely unrepresentative cheese eater was to complain in a letter to The Times that it [sc. farmhouse Cheddar] was all too variable, often immature, and the shops where he bought it gave him no indication of its quality.

2001 Economist 29 Sept. 38 The average British cheese eater is an unadventurous beast.

2. U.S. slang. An informer. Cf. rat n.¹ 4e.

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society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer

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wrobberc1300

discoverera1400

denunciator1474

informer1503

denouncer1533

detector1541

delatora1572

sycophant1579

inquisitor1580

scout1585

finger man1596

emphanista1631

quadruplator1632

informant1645

eastee-man1681

whiddler1699

runner1724

stag1725

snitch1785

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squeak1795

split1819

clype1825

telegraph1825

snitcher1827

Jack Nasty1837

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finger1899

fizgig1902

screamer1902

squeaker1903

canary1912

shopper1924

narker1932

snurge1933

cheese eater1935

singer1935

tip-off1941

top-off1941

tout1959

rat fink1961

whistle-blower1970

1935 J. Hargan Gloss. Prison Lang. 2 Cheese-eater, informer, designates rat.

1955 B. Schulberg Waterfront v. 56 One lousy little cheese-eater, that Doyle bum, who goes around agitatin' and squealin' to that friggin' Crime Commission.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 28 Mar. (Front section) 27/2 The bureau [sc. Internal Affairs] has long been..derided among the rank and file as the ‘rat squad’ since so many cases depend on one cop snitching on another. Officers who work there are, therefore, called ‘cheese eaters’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheese eater
释义	cheese eatern. Brit. /ˈtʃiːz ˌiːtə/, U.S. /ˈtʃiz ˌidər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheese n.¹, eater n. Etymology: < cheese n.¹ + eater n.In sense 2 with punning allusion to rat n.¹ 4e. 1. A person who eats cheese; a person who appreciates or routinely consumes cheese. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [noun] > eating of other substances > eaters of other substances fig-eater1552 cheese eater1603 oat-eatera1668 bean-eater1710 cake eater1791 gag-eater1820 haggis-eater1834 gum-chewer1850 pie-biter1863 nut-eater1878 toxiphagus- 1595 A. Copley Wits Fittes & Fancies vii. 188 A Great tosted cheese-eater had baited his trap with cheese, and another seeing it, said vnto him: What need you bait your Trap with cheese? doe you but sleepe with your mouth wide open a nights, and all the Mise in the chamber will enter therinto.] 1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare To Rdr. sig. A4 Such a strong breath haue these cheese-eaters, that if they do but blow vpon a booke, they imagine straight tis blasted. 1705 tr. Hist. Republick of Holland II. iv. 67 They [sc. people from Holland] were called in derision, Milk-sops, Butter-boxes, and Cheese-eaters. 1824 G. Wentworth Poet. Notebook 128 (heading) On a cheese eater. 1915 Washington Post 14 Dec. 3 Are you a cheese eater? Do you eat your noonday wedge of mince or apple [pie] with or without? 1966 Times 13 June 14/3 The reaction of one not entirely unrepresentative cheese eater was to complain in a letter to The Times that it [sc. farmhouse Cheddar] was all too variable, often immature, and the shops where he bought it gave him no indication of its quality. 2001 Economist 29 Sept. 38 The average British cheese eater is an unadventurous beast. 2. U.S. slang. An informer. Cf. rat n.¹ 4e. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer wrayerc1000 wrobberc1300 discoverera1400 denunciator1474 informer1503 denouncer1533 detector1541 delatora1572 sycophant1579 inquisitor1580 scout1585 finger man1596 emphanista1631 quadruplator1632 informant1645 eastee-man1681 whiddler1699 runner1724 stag1725 snitch1785 qui tam1788 squeak1795 split1819 clype1825 telegraph1825 snitcher1827 Jack Nasty1837 pigeon1847 booker1863 squealer1865 pig1874 rounder1884 sneak1886 mouse1890 finger1899 fizgig1902 screamer1902 squeaker1903 canary1912 shopper1924 narker1932 snurge1933 cheese eater1935 singer1935 tip-off1941 top-off1941 tout1959 rat fink1961 whistle-blower1970 1935 J. Hargan Gloss. Prison Lang. 2 Cheese-eater, informer, designates rat. 1955 B. Schulberg Waterfront v. 56 One lousy little cheese-eater, that Doyle bum, who goes around agitatin' and squealin' to that friggin' Crime Commission. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 28 Mar. (Front section) 27/2 The bureau [sc. Internal Affairs] has long been..derided among the rank and file as the ‘rat squad’ since so many cases depend on one cop snitching on another. Officers who work there are, therefore, called ‘cheese eaters’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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