dogfightern.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡfʌɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡˌfaɪdər/,

/ˈdɑɡˌfaɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dogfight n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < dogfight n. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who is connected with, involved in, or promotes the sport of dogfighting.

ΚΠ

1826 Times 16 June 1 Bob Barrie, the noted dog-fighter.

1859 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Times 1 Sept. 2/3 Gardner came up to the camp one evening, bringing a noted character from the Bowery, and a dog fighter.

1917 A. B. Paterson in C. Semmler World of Banjo Patterson (1967) 115 Dog-fighters who..knew exactly where the match was to take place.

1947 R. E. Day Beacon Lights of Grace iii. 43 One of these preachers..had been..a coal-pitter; another a dogfighter.

1995 Independent on Sunday 19 Feb. 9/7 Some of the ugliest thugs in the British Isles, badger-diggers, dog-fighters, everybody that enjoys sadism to animals congregates at the Waterloo Cup.

2006 Guardian 3 Jan. i. 9/2 Mr Butcher said there was a tight-knit world of dogfighters, who took pains to ensure the fights were highly organised.

2. A military aircraft which engages in dogfighting (dogfighting n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > fighter

chaser1915

pursuit aeroplane1915

skyfighter1915

fighter1917

pursuit airplane1917

pursuit plane1918

flycatcher1924

pursuit aircraft1928

pursuiter1928

night fighter1941

dogfighter1943

parasite jet fighter1948

1943 Nebraska State Jrnl. 19 Apr. 4/5 The chief function of the single seat dog fighter is to get in as many hits on an enemy fighter in as short a time as possible.

1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 27 Jan. 49 The U.S. Navy also wants a new lightweight dogfighter.

1990 D. J. Calvert Harrier (‘Aircraft Illustr.’ Special) 29/1 This [modification] did not make the Harrier into a dogfighter, but did give it a much better possibility of getting out of trouble when attacked.

2002 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 Nov. d1 Her favourite airplane was the famous dogfighter, the Spitfire.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dogfighter
释义	dogfightern. Brit. /ˈdɒɡfʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡˌfaɪdər/, /ˈdɑɡˌfaɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dogfight n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < dogfight n. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who is connected with, involved in, or promotes the sport of dogfighting. ΚΠ 1826 Times 16 June 1 Bob Barrie, the noted dog-fighter. 1859 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Times 1 Sept. 2/3 Gardner came up to the camp one evening, bringing a noted character from the Bowery, and a dog fighter. 1917 A. B. Paterson in C. Semmler World of Banjo Patterson (1967) 115 Dog-fighters who..knew exactly where the match was to take place. 1947 R. E. Day Beacon Lights of Grace iii. 43 One of these preachers..had been..a coal-pitter; another a dogfighter. 1995 Independent on Sunday 19 Feb. 9/7 Some of the ugliest thugs in the British Isles, badger-diggers, dog-fighters, everybody that enjoys sadism to animals congregates at the Waterloo Cup. 2006 Guardian 3 Jan. i. 9/2 Mr Butcher said there was a tight-knit world of dogfighters, who took pains to ensure the fights were highly organised. 2. A military aircraft which engages in dogfighting (dogfighting n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > fighter chaser1915 pursuit aeroplane1915 skyfighter1915 fighter1917 pursuit airplane1917 pursuit plane1918 flycatcher1924 pursuit aircraft1928 pursuiter1928 night fighter1941 dogfighter1943 parasite jet fighter1948 1943 Nebraska State Jrnl. 19 Apr. 4/5 The chief function of the single seat dog fighter is to get in as many hits on an enemy fighter in as short a time as possible. 1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 27 Jan. 49 The U.S. Navy also wants a new lightweight dogfighter. 1990 D. J. Calvert Harrier (‘Aircraft Illustr.’ Special) 29/1 This [modification] did not make the Harrier into a dogfighter, but did give it a much better possibility of getting out of trouble when attacked. 2002 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 Nov. d1 Her favourite airplane was the famous dogfighter, the Spitfire. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
随便看	stoopshouldered stoopside stoopy stooter stooth stooth-and-plaster stooth-stone stoothandplaster stoothe stoothed stoothing stoothstone stop stop a gap stop a leak stop a moment! stop a packet stop a person's eyes or sight stop a person's mouth stop and frisk stop and smell the flowers straitsman straitsmen straittied straittoothed