channel hoppern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃanl ˌhɒpə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌhɑpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, hopper n.¹

Etymology: < channel n.¹ + hopper n.¹With sense 1 compare earlier channel-hopping adj. In sense 2 after channel-hop v. 2; compare channel-hopping n. 1.

1. Chiefly British. Usually with capital initial. A person who travels across the English Channel, esp. frequently or for only a brief visit. Also (and in earliest use): a ferry or other vessel which crosses the English Channel.

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1950 Carroll (Iowa) Daily Times Herald 31 July The group..crossed the channel to Dieppe on small ‘channel hoppers’.

1962 Irish Times 31 Mar. 10 A second weekly channel-hopper said, more tersely: ‘Who wants to go first-class for extra money on an eighty-minute run?’

1988 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Nov. Many Channel-hoppers say it won't make much difference. ‘Who wants to be stuck in a car on a railway wagon in a tunnel?’ they ask.

1996 Daily Mail (Nexis) 31 Jan. 57 Heavy traffic makes collision a danger for fast Channel hoppers.

2015 Independent (Nexis) 12 Sept. 22 Within the next few weeks, the ports and Eurostar terminals may be hosting a new breed of Channel hopper—the NHS medical tourist.

2. Originally U.S. A person who (habitually) changes frequently between television stations; = channel surfer n.

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1954 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 18 Feb. (headline) Channel Hopper. An informal tour of the TV world.]

1954 Defiance (Ohio) Crescent-News 14 July 13/1 The ‘channel hoppers’ were busy again the last couple nights, as the word got around the TV was ‘hot’.

1985 New Yorker 15 Apr. 96 (caption) We never watch anything. We're channel-hoppers.

1994 Toronto Star 2 July (Ontario ed.) k1/5 In the past, channel hoppers only had to worry about accidentally coming across mildly scary things, like a severed head on the news.

2015 Mirror (Nexis) 14 May Simpsons creator Matt Groening made the characters yellow to grab the attention of channel hoppers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	channel hopper
释义	channel hoppern. Brit. /ˈtʃanl ˌhɒpə/, U.S. /ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌhɑpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, hopper n.¹ Etymology: < channel n.¹ + hopper n.¹With sense 1 compare earlier channel-hopping adj. In sense 2 after channel-hop v. 2; compare channel-hopping n. 1. 1. Chiefly British. Usually with capital initial. A person who travels across the English Channel, esp. frequently or for only a brief visit. Also (and in earliest use): a ferry or other vessel which crosses the English Channel. ΚΠ 1950 Carroll (Iowa) Daily Times Herald 31 July The group..crossed the channel to Dieppe on small ‘channel hoppers’. 1962 Irish Times 31 Mar. 10 A second weekly channel-hopper said, more tersely: ‘Who wants to go first-class for extra money on an eighty-minute run?’ 1988 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Nov. Many Channel-hoppers say it won't make much difference. ‘Who wants to be stuck in a car on a railway wagon in a tunnel?’ they ask. 1996 Daily Mail (Nexis) 31 Jan. 57 Heavy traffic makes collision a danger for fast Channel hoppers. 2015 Independent (Nexis) 12 Sept. 22 Within the next few weeks, the ports and Eurostar terminals may be hosting a new breed of Channel hopper—the NHS medical tourist. 2. Originally U.S. A person who (habitually) changes frequently between television stations; = channel surfer n. ΚΠ 1954 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 18 Feb. (headline) Channel Hopper. An informal tour of the TV world.] 1954 Defiance (Ohio) Crescent-News 14 July 13/1 The ‘channel hoppers’ were busy again the last couple nights, as the word got around the TV was ‘hot’. 1985 New Yorker 15 Apr. 96 (caption) We never watch anything. We're channel-hoppers. 1994 Toronto Star 2 July (Ontario ed.) k1/5 In the past, channel hoppers only had to worry about accidentally coming across mildly scary things, like a severed head on the news. 2015 Mirror (Nexis) 14 May Simpsons creator Matt Groening made the characters yellow to grab the attention of channel hoppers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1950
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