单词 | exploiter |
释义 | † exploitern.1 Obsolete. rare. A legal official employed to execute citations, summonses, or writs (cf. exploit n. 2b); a bailiff. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > an officer of the court > [noun] > official who executes orders of court > bailiff beadlec1000 ridemanlOE cacherela1325 outrider1332 bailiff1377 catchpolea1382 bailiec1386 officer?1387 sheriff's manc1400 attacher1440 messenger1482 tipped staffc1500 servitor1527 bailie-errant1528 processar1534 bum-bailiff1560 tipstaff1570 nut-hook1600 saffo1607 servera1612 bailiff-errant1612 bum-bailey1615 process servera1616 buckle-bosom1622 bumbee1653 exploiter1653 moar1656 bum1659 bummer1675 bumbail1696 bulldog1699 sheriff's officer1703 bum-trap1749 bound-bailiff1768 shelly-coata1774 body snatcher1778 lurcher1785 fool-finder1796 messenger1801 bugaboo1809 borough-bailiff1812 sheriff mair1812 speciality1815 grab1823 legalist1835 candy man1863 writter1882 sheriff1928 1653 tr. L. van Aitzema Notable Revol. Netherlands 633 The foresaid Exploiter or Door-keeper arriving at Middleburgh,..the Magistrate..demanding his Warrant, [which]..they found not good.., and..the Messenger himself..returned back again without performing the Exploit. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018). exploitern.2 1. A person who takes advantage of something, esp. a person who takes unfair or unethical advantage of another. ΚΠ 1850 Weekly Tribune (London) 20 Apr. 1/1 He never hesitates to withdraw the veil which covers the crimes and rascalities of the exploiters of labour or mind, be they known as aristocrat or priest. 1887 T. Kirkup Inq. Socialism iii. 86 The capitalists and exploiters of the new industrial era. 1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xxix. 308 They would remain at the mercy of their exploiters until they were organized. 1979 J. D. McDonald Green Ripper (1980) x. 152 We work for mankind against the exploiters, deceivers, the criminal warmongers. 1991 Time 15 July 33/1 The only way for someone to accumulate worldly goods in excess of those enjoyed by his fellows was to be a crook and an exploiter. 2. A person or organization engaged in harvesting or extracting natural resources. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > turning to account > one who improver1642 exploiterer1853 exploiter1870 sexploiter1942 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > manipulation or exploitation > one who manipulator1816 exploiterer1853 exploiter1870 sexploiter1942 1870 Nation (N.Y.) 10 Mar. 152/2 Happy mining company..these fortunate exploiters. 1914 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 144/1 California passed from the ‘get rich quickers’ into the hands of scientific exploiters. 1948 R. A. Heinlein Space Cadet 183 Young Burke had then undertaken to negotiate exploitation rights..in order to hold the valuable claim against other exploiters who were sure to follow. 1990 G. Snyder Pract. of Wild i. 7 Euro-American mapmakers name these places after transient exploiters..or home towns. 2014 W. Robichaud Motivation Payments Ecosystem Services Laos 5/1 Should potential commercial exploiters of natural resources who agree to forego destructive activities in the watershed also be considered providers of this service? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † exploiterv. Obsolete. transitive. To make use of, take advantage of; to exploit (a person or thing). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > take advantage of > turn to account lucrify1564 improve1604 to turn to account1679 to make much (also little, something, nothing, etc.) of1707 avail1785 to make a good thing of (also out of)1800 utilize1807 exploiter1818 to make capital out of1840 capitalize1869 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 338 We have resolved on taking two Italians, man and maid... I mean to exploiter them both, and turn them into..the hero and heroine of the Italian stage. 1853 T. Parker Theism, Atheism, & Pop. Theol. 41 It is sad to see..disciples of this church..exploitered by a twofold jesuitry. 1868 E. Yates Rock Ahead II. ii. ii. 96 The probable profits which would accrue were he to exploiter her musical talent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.11653n.21850v.1818 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。