单词 | ephemerist |
释义 | † ephemeristn. Obsolete. One who uses or makes an ephemeris. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical calculation > [noun] > astronomical tables > person ephemerist1640 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 191 He was discoursing of..the art of..foolish Astrologers, and Genethliacal Ephemerists. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ephemerist, one that registreth daily actions, or..Nativities, with the help of an Ephemerides; a maker of an Ephemerides. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Ephemerist, a maker of Ephemerides, Almanacks, etc. 1736 in Bailey This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). > as lemmaseˈphemerist eˈphemerist n.2 a collector of ephemera (sense 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting other articles > [noun] > collector bibliophile1824 antiquist1856 trophy hunter1862 antiquer1906 cartophilist1936 phillumenist1943 deltiologist1959 tegestologist1960 notaphilist1970 ephemerist1976 scripophile1978 scripophilist1979 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 2 Nov. 3/7 The hoarders, or ephemerists as they prefer to be known, are people who collect the printed oddments of everyday life. 1990 Sunday Tel. 27 May (Review section) p. iv/5 Almost all the material that ephemerists collect is intrinsically worthless. < n.1640 as lemmas |
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