单词 | allegator |
释义 | allegatorn.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [noun] > one who alleger1565 allegator1625 1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Unbeliefe 418 Their authors..agreed no better with the allegators doctrine, than Paul did with the Pharisees. 1681 T. A. Religio Clerici 81 'Tis not the first time that Holy Scripture hath been the Argument when the destruction of the Allegatour hath proved the consequence. 2. A person who alleges something, or who makes an allegation.Originally and chiefly with punning allusion to alligator n.2 ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > one who affirmera1425 asserterc1449 protestor?1548 affirmant?1567 avoucher1570 protester1591 assertor1646 predicator1694 allegator1847 1847 Eclectic Mag. Mar. 412/2 Mr. Hume retorted indignantly, that the right honorable gentleman himself was the greatest ‘Allegator’ in the House of Commons. It is needless to say that this anecdote raised a great laugh against Mr. Hume. 1884 ‘E. Lyall’ We Two I. iv. 73 His accusation is utterly false. I deny the allegation, and I scorn the allegator—! 1908 Insterstate Med. Jrnl. Feb. 233 The original allegator of this statement was cast in heavy damages. 1950 Yale Law Jrnl. 59 245 Such allegations only measure the allegator's ignorance of history. 1996 I. Welsh Maribou Stork Nightmares (1997) xi. 151 People..huv been makin a loat ay allegations... Ah want tae hear what these allegators have goat tae say for themselves!—Ah heard they were gettin a bit snappy, Tony mused. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1625 |
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