dog robbern.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡ ˌrɒbə/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡ ˈˌrɑbər/,

/ˈdɑɡ ˈˌrɑbər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, robber n.

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + robber n.

Originally Nautical and Military slang.

1. A person who scavenges for leftovers, a forager or scrounger. Now rare except as merged with sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires > by irregular means

motha1387

sorner1449

sucker?a1513

prowler1519

miligant1568

parasite1821

dog robber1832

ear-biter1855

moocher1857

schnorrer1875

toucher1896

scunge1900

scrounger1909

mooch1914

hum1919

hummer1919

hot-stuffer1929

scrounge1937

joyrider1990

1832 B. Hall Voyager 2nd ser. I. 126 The dandified, shore-going..gentry, our passengers,..whom the sailors..call ‘dog robbers’, from their intercepting the broken meat on its way to the kennel.

1862 T. F. Galwey Valiant Hours 66 We returned to our old quarters; but in our absence the camp followers—dog-robbers and pot whollopers, as they are called—had pillaged our comfortable huts, leaving nothing but mere shells.

1921 Freeman 7 Sept. 612 A man don't mind..working like a farm-team, but what makes him see red is the way the bacon goes to the four-flushers and dog-robbers.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S.

a. A navy or army officer's orderly or private servant; (in extended use) any flunkey, lackey, or minor bureaucrat; a hanger-on. Usually derogatory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > servile person

clienta1393

snivelard1398

a dog for (also to) the bowc1405

fawnerc1440

snivellerc1450

slave1521

footstool1531

minion1560

footman1567

cringer1582

earthworm1583

yea-sayer1584

croucher1587

creeper1589

sneak-up1598

spaniel1598

sneak-cupa1616

servile1632

puppy dog1651

clientelary1655

lackey1692

groveling1708

prostite1721

prostitute1721

toad-eater1742

groveller1779

cringeling1798

creeping Jesusc1818

toady1826

truckler1827

crawler1847

flunkey1854

doormat1861

dog robber1863

heeler1875

slaveling1884

bootlicker1890

fetch-and-carry1905

poodle1907

yes-woman1927

ass-licker1939

ass-kisser1951

chamcha1966

fart-catcher1971

1863 O. J. Hollister Hist. First Regiment Colorado Volunteers xviii. 149 Driven by Canby's ‘dogrobber’, (private servant), the native suddenly exhibited new signs of animation.

1865 in J. Horrocks Dear Parents (1982) 136 He is what the fellows here call my dog-robber... If an officer has such a man, he generally allows him to dine from the leavings on the table, so..the man gets what is the dog's share.

1921 Freeman 7 Sept. 612/2 They gave my job to a God-damned dog-robber who had been a baker's helper and couldn't pass his Civil Service Examination to save his soul from hell!

1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris ii. 63 De Captain's dog-robber foun' whar he kep' dese here unloaded passes.

1967 Everybody's Mag. (Austral.) 18 Jan. 36/2 A Dog-robber is a general's aide-de-camp—who, it is said, would rob a dog of his bone to please the general.

2000 Washington Times (Nexis) 5 Feb. a12 And then there were all his straphangers—aides, security folks and assorted dog robbers—whose total bill, I'm told, ran another 40 grand.

b. A person (originally a soldier) skilled at foraging; one who acquires goods and services that are in short supply. (Often with positive connotation.)

ΚΠ

1919 C. E. Haterius Reminisc. 137th U.S. Infantry iii. 38 An efficient dog-robber can upon request obtain anything from a can of ‘corn willie’ to a colonel's uniform, and no one is any the wiser.

1975 J. Stanley World War III 87 ‘Every outfit has a scrounger.’ ‘A dogrobber, huh?’

1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Oct. vi. 51 Each [Soviet] enterprise seeks to solve its problems by taking labor,..equipment and capital away from other businesses... To do this, it uses..what we used to call dogrobbers in the United States Army.

1994 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 23 Sept. 13 He's the institution's dog-robber—the guy who, for a price, can get the other cons anything they need from the outside.

2003 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 31 July Our troops overseas..have to beg, borrow and steal gear... Just as well that as dog-robbers Kiwi fighting men are pretty much without peer.

3. Chiefly British. In plural: civilian clothes worn by a naval officer on shore leave. Occasionally also in singular used attributively. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > for specific purpose > other

morningc1620

tropical1774

underground1827

lingeriea1865

summer weight1866

winter weight1871

knockabout1880

dog robber1898

Ascot1907

day length1932

live-in1944

1898 W. P. Drury Tadpole of Archangel 202 He was an absent-minded..young giant in..a dogrobber suit.

1916 M. T. Hainsselin In Northern Mists xxvii. 113 Going ashore..in a monkey-jacket and grey flannel trousers! All the ‘glad rags’ of yester-year, the ‘dog-robbers’..and cherished ancient Bantry tweeds are stowed away.

1920 ‘Sapper’ Bull-dog Drummond x. 242 By the way, you didn't see a man chewing gum on the horizon, did you?..Dog-robber suit, and face like a motor mascot.

1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard iii. 36 Then he..changed into dog robbers and went into the town to get drunk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dog robber
释义	dog robbern. Brit. /ˈdɒɡ ˌrɒbə/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡ ˈˌrɑbər/, /ˈdɑɡ ˈˌrɑbər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, robber n. Etymology: < dog n.¹ + robber n. Originally Nautical and Military slang. 1. A person who scavenges for leftovers, a forager or scrounger. Now rare except as merged with sense 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires > by irregular means motha1387 sorner1449 sucker?a1513 prowler1519 miligant1568 parasite1821 dog robber1832 ear-biter1855 moocher1857 schnorrer1875 toucher1896 scunge1900 scrounger1909 mooch1914 hum1919 hummer1919 hot-stuffer1929 scrounge1937 joyrider1990 1832 B. Hall Voyager 2nd ser. I. 126 The dandified, shore-going..gentry, our passengers,..whom the sailors..call ‘dog robbers’, from their intercepting the broken meat on its way to the kennel. 1862 T. F. Galwey Valiant Hours 66 We returned to our old quarters; but in our absence the camp followers—dog-robbers and pot whollopers, as they are called—had pillaged our comfortable huts, leaving nothing but mere shells. 1921 Freeman 7 Sept. 612 A man don't mind..working like a farm-team, but what makes him see red is the way the bacon goes to the four-flushers and dog-robbers. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. a. A navy or army officer's orderly or private servant; (in extended use) any flunkey, lackey, or minor bureaucrat; a hanger-on. Usually derogatory. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > servile person clienta1393 snivelard1398 a dog for (also to) the bowc1405 fawnerc1440 snivellerc1450 slave1521 footstool1531 minion1560 footman1567 cringer1582 earthworm1583 yea-sayer1584 croucher1587 creeper1589 sneak-up1598 spaniel1598 sneak-cupa1616 servile1632 puppy dog1651 clientelary1655 lackey1692 groveling1708 prostite1721 prostitute1721 toad-eater1742 groveller1779 cringeling1798 creeping Jesusc1818 toady1826 truckler1827 crawler1847 flunkey1854 doormat1861 dog robber1863 heeler1875 slaveling1884 bootlicker1890 fetch-and-carry1905 poodle1907 yes-woman1927 ass-licker1939 ass-kisser1951 chamcha1966 fart-catcher1971 1863 O. J. Hollister Hist. First Regiment Colorado Volunteers xviii. 149 Driven by Canby's ‘dogrobber’, (private servant), the native suddenly exhibited new signs of animation. 1865 in J. Horrocks Dear Parents (1982) 136 He is what the fellows here call my dog-robber... If an officer has such a man, he generally allows him to dine from the leavings on the table, so..the man gets what is the dog's share. 1921 Freeman 7 Sept. 612/2 They gave my job to a God-damned dog-robber who had been a baker's helper and couldn't pass his Civil Service Examination to save his soul from hell! 1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris ii. 63 De Captain's dog-robber foun' whar he kep' dese here unloaded passes. 1967 Everybody's Mag. (Austral.) 18 Jan. 36/2 A Dog-robber is a general's aide-de-camp—who, it is said, would rob a dog of his bone to please the general. 2000 Washington Times (Nexis) 5 Feb. a12 And then there were all his straphangers—aides, security folks and assorted dog robbers—whose total bill, I'm told, ran another 40 grand. b. A person (originally a soldier) skilled at foraging; one who acquires goods and services that are in short supply. (Often with positive connotation.) ΚΠ 1919 C. E. Haterius Reminisc. 137th U.S. Infantry iii. 38 An efficient dog-robber can upon request obtain anything from a can of ‘corn willie’ to a colonel's uniform, and no one is any the wiser. 1975 J. Stanley World War III 87 ‘Every outfit has a scrounger.’ ‘A dogrobber, huh?’ 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Oct. vi. 51 Each [Soviet] enterprise seeks to solve its problems by taking labor,..equipment and capital away from other businesses... To do this, it uses..what we used to call dogrobbers in the United States Army. 1994 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 23 Sept. 13 He's the institution's dog-robber—the guy who, for a price, can get the other cons anything they need from the outside. 2003 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 31 July Our troops overseas..have to beg, borrow and steal gear... Just as well that as dog-robbers Kiwi fighting men are pretty much without peer. 3. Chiefly British. In plural: civilian clothes worn by a naval officer on shore leave. Occasionally also in singular used attributively. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > for specific purpose > other morningc1620 tropical1774 underground1827 lingeriea1865 summer weight1866 winter weight1871 knockabout1880 dog robber1898 Ascot1907 day length1932 live-in1944 1898 W. P. Drury Tadpole of Archangel 202 He was an absent-minded..young giant in..a dogrobber suit. 1916 M. T. Hainsselin In Northern Mists xxvii. 113 Going ashore..in a monkey-jacket and grey flannel trousers! All the ‘glad rags’ of yester-year, the ‘dog-robbers’..and cherished ancient Bantry tweeds are stowed away. 1920 ‘Sapper’ Bull-dog Drummond x. 242 By the way, you didn't see a man chewing gum on the horizon, did you?..Dog-robber suit, and face like a motor mascot. 1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard iii. 36 Then he..changed into dog robbers and went into the town to get drunk. 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