| 单词 | common room steward |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommon room steward C1. As a modifier, designating a steward or servant of a common room at Oxford University (see sense 2a), as in common room man, common room steward. ΚΠ 1754 F. Webber Def. Rector & Fellows Exeter Coll. 47 A Complaint was brought to him against the Common-Room-Man of his own College. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green iv. 29 Old John, the Common-room man. 1898 S. D. Collingwood Life & Lett. L. Carroll viii. 303 It was [the Curator's]..job to select and purchase wines, to keep accounts,..to see that the two Common Room servants performed their duties, and generally to look after the comfort and convenience of the members. 2004 Times (Nexis) 20 Oct. As common-room steward for six years he took great interest in organising interesting menus for the Fellows. < as lemmas |
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