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单词 alliterator
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alliteratorn.

Brit. /əˈlɪtəreɪtə/, U.S. /əˈlɪdəˌreɪdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alliterate v., -or suffix.
Etymology: < alliterate v. + -or suffix, probably after agent nouns in -ator suffix. Compare classical Latin litterātōr literator n.
A person who uses alliteration.
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1755 Connoisseur (1756) No. 83. 500 The Alliterator must be as busily employed to introduce his favourite vowel or consonant, as the Greek poet to shut out the letter he had proscribed.
1856 Punch 13 Dec. 233/1 The alliterator may indeed with truth remark, that Sweden seems a sanctuary now for scoundrels, and in fact a regular refuge for our runaway rogues and rascals.
1890 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 140 Shakespeare..posed his little joke at alliterators in ‘Raging rocks with shivering shocks’, and ‘Love's Labour's Lost’.
1947 E. Partridge Usage & Abusage 21/2 Of all poets writing the English language, Swinburne is the most frequent, versatile and felicitous alliterator.
2007 M. Schurch Help! I've been asked to Preach vi. 77 Could it be possible that our worthy alliterator may have slightly altered a Bible concept to make it fit the Delightful Drove of D's?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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