单词 | finesser |
释义 | > as lemmasfiˈnesser fiˈnesser n. a schemer, a strategist. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination > one who Machiavellist1565 Machiavellian1566 Machiavel1571 designer1598 stratagemitor1602 stratagematist1609 angler1622 artist1648 intriguer1667 volpone1672 finesser1773 manoeuvrera1805 intriguist1830 schemer1846 Machiavelli1849 1773 Hist. Mr. Stanly & Miss Temple I. xxiv. 204 She is so very prudish, that if the dear man was not a compleat finesser—Oh, but he knows how to humour her! 1835 C. M. Sedgwick Linwoods II. xiii. 19 Contriving..like an expert finesser. 1987 N.Y. Mag. 20 July 13/2 Joe Biden, another finesser, was too cute by half. 2015 GQ (Nexis) July 62 You might be..a finesser or a millionaire or a thug, but it wouldn't take me a couple of phone calls to get your mama or your uncle or your people on the phone. < as lemmas |
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