单词 | ambuscader |
释义 | ambuscadern. Now somewhat archaic and rare. A person who (habitually) lies in ambush; an ambusher. Also: an animal which lies in ambush to capture its prey. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > hostile lying in wait > one who awaiterc1374 waiterc1430 waylayer1565 lier1583 wait-layer1600 ambusher1606 ambuscader1677 1677 S. Symonds Let. 22 Jan. in Documentary Hist. Maine (1900) VI. 152 There wilbe more danger of ambushcaders, then now, the trees be naked. 1723 R. Blackmore Hist. Conspiracy iv. 94 A Party of Horse..to come up and attack the Guards upon notice from the Ambuscader's Fire. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 258 The most artful ambuscaders, and wolfish savages, in America. 1825 Time's Telescope: Guide to Almanack 118 The corselet-armed ambuscaders [i.e. beetles] have perpetrated the mischief. 1886 Pulpit Treasury June 85 The Bedaween..those rangers of the wilderness and ambuscaders amid its rocks,..were a constant menace to the shepherd's flock. 1974 Illustr. London News 26 Oct. 79/2 The ambuscaders know that such paths have been traversed by the herds time out of mind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1677 |
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