downpressorn.

Brit.

/daʊnˈprɛsə/, U.S.

/ˌdaʊnˈprɛsər/, Caribbean English /ˈdaʊnˌprɛsə(r)/,

/ˈdɔʊnˌprɛsə(r)/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: oppressor n.

Etymology: Apparently a punning alteration of oppressor n., by identification of op- with up adv.¹ (in Jamaican English pronunciation). Compare downpress v., which is first attested later in the relevant sense.

Chiefly Jamaican (esp. in Rastafarian usage) and in Rastafarian usage and contexts.

A person who oppresses another person or group; an oppressor. Cf. downpress v.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > oppressor

troublera1382

oppressorc1400

overleader1440

oversetter1440

maul?a1475

overlayer1503

stripe1570

Tamerlane?1572

scorchvillein1577

overpressor1610

overcharger1611

deportator1616

mauler1618

mastix1651

trampler1785

oppressionist1828

downpressor1962

1962 Listener 22 Feb. 345/1 What is important is this contrast with the conditions of the have-nots; (the ‘uppressors’ as they call themselves, as opposed to the ‘downpressors’).

1971 ‘P. Touch’ Downpresser (transcribed from song, perf. ‘P. Touch & The Wailers’) Downpresser man Where you gonna run to.

1985 Spin July 29/2 For what Linton Kwesi Johnson is doing is nothing less than alerting the downpressors that the time of their overthrow is here.

2014 @MongMobu 4 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) The once respected liberation movement has become a downpressor of the people.

2015 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 8 Feb. a9/1 With upful lyrics, Rastafari condemn downpressors of all stripes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downpressor
释义	downpressorn. Brit. /daʊnˈprɛsə/, U.S. /ˌdaʊnˈprɛsər/, Caribbean English /ˈdaʊnˌprɛsə(r)/, /ˈdɔʊnˌprɛsə(r)/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: oppressor n. Etymology: Apparently a punning alteration of oppressor n., by identification of op- with up adv.¹ (in Jamaican English pronunciation). Compare downpress v., which is first attested later in the relevant sense. Chiefly Jamaican (esp. in Rastafarian usage) and in Rastafarian usage and contexts. A person who oppresses another person or group; an oppressor. Cf. downpress v. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > oppressor troublera1382 oppressorc1400 overleader1440 oversetter1440 maul?a1475 overlayer1503 stripe1570 Tamerlane?1572 scorchvillein1577 overpressor1610 overcharger1611 deportator1616 mauler1618 mastix1651 trampler1785 oppressionist1828 downpressor1962 1962 Listener 22 Feb. 345/1 What is important is this contrast with the conditions of the have-nots; (the ‘uppressors’ as they call themselves, as opposed to the ‘downpressors’). 1971 ‘P. Touch’ Downpresser (transcribed from song, perf. ‘P. Touch & The Wailers’) Downpresser man Where you gonna run to. 1985 Spin July 29/2 For what Linton Kwesi Johnson is doing is nothing less than alerting the downpressors that the time of their overthrow is here. 2014 @MongMobu 4 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) The once respected liberation movement has become a downpressor of the people. 2015 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 8 Feb. a9/1 With upful lyrics, Rastafari condemn downpressors of all stripes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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