单词 | clubbist |
释义 | clubbistn. 1. A member or supporter of the political clubs of the French Revolution, or of their principles; transferred to English politics as a term of abuse. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > French politics > [noun] > principles or policies > supporters of federate1650 clubbist1793 Jacobin1793 communist1870 communalist1871 Communard1871 Sillonist1910 1793 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 321 Commander in Chief..and Captain Pasquier, both men of sound principles. Officers and men Clubbists. 1795 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iv, in Wks. (1818) IX. 64 The difference between the Clubbists and the old adherents to the Monarchy of this Country is hardly worth a scuffle. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 23 504 The factious journalists, abetted by Whig clubbists. 1870 Daily News 7 Oct. 5/6 The Débats of to-day thus protests against the clubbists. 2. A member of a club. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > club > member clubber1633 clubstera1734 clubbist1848 club-man1853 1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxxix. 152 Among the youthful Clubbists is the Lady-killing Snob. 1884 Times 16 Sept. 12/1 He invites all Alpine clubbists who pass that way. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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