单词 | amasser |
释义 | amassern. A person who amasses something, esp. wealth; an accumulator. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > collecting and storing > one who accumulator1611 amasser1617 picker-up1857 pack rat1912 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation > one who amasser1617 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. i. iii. 40 The Iewes and Southerne men are and euer haue beene great vsurers, extortioners, and amassers of treasure. 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 289 The great Amasser of this..useful Curiosity. 1861 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 355 The amasser of colossal wealth. 1901 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 153 Lavoisier—government medallist at twenty-one,..mineralogist and mathematician, man of business and amasser of wealth. 1969 Life 17 Jan. 3 Bill has no tolerance for vacuums; he is an amasser. 2008 J. C. Quick et al. Managing Executive Health i. 15 It was beneficial, provided that the amasser of the wealth realized that he or she is but a steward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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