a person who loiters around a market, a vagrant (probably with implication of quarrelsomeness); cf. to beat the streets at beat, v.1 3a.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place (16) market beaterc1405 a person who loiters around a market, a vagrant (probably with implication of quarrelsomeness); cf. to beat the streets at beat, v.1 3a. market dasher1440 = market beater n. market runner?c1475 = market beater n. benchera1533 A person who sits on a bench (or a seat in a boat); an occupant of a tavern bench. Now rare. bench-whistler1542 A person who sits whistling on a tavern bench; an idler, a good-for-nothing. bench-babbler1549 = bench-whistler, n. Paul's man1616 Paul's man n. = Paul's-walker n. at Paul's Walk, n. derivatives. Now historical and archaic. Paul's-walker1658 a person who frequented the nave of old St Paul's Cathedral as a gossipmonger or idler; (hence) a disreputable or shady character; = Paul's man n. at… benchwarmer1662 (a) a person who sits idly on a bench; a lazy or ineffectual person; (b) a sports player who does not get selected to play, a substitute. round-towner1775 A person who spends time, esp. idly or aimlessly, around a town. wharf-rat1823 (a) the common brown rat, Mus decumanus, which infests wharfs; (b) a man or boy who loafs about wharfs, often with the intention of stealing (slang). boulevardier1879 One who frequents a boulevard. sidewalk superintendent1879 (a) a local official appointed to keep order on or oversee the maintenance of sidewalks; (b) humorous an onlooker who watches and gives unsolicited… bar-loafer1889 stoepsitter1934 one who habitually sits idly on the stoep of his house. beach bum1962 an idler or tramp who spends his time on a beach. |
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