英语词汇“fool-killer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-现代词典

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fool-killer

fool-killer n. U.S. someone or something that kills foolish people, spec. a legendary character occurring in American folklore who pursues and destroys foolish people; also figurative.

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1836 Thomsonian Recorder 21 May 263/1 If you have any fools there, please send them; for this is the year the fool-killer is to come here, and we shall stand in great need of them.

1861 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 26 July Rum, tobacco, and tight-lacing, are the world's three great fool-killers.

1930 E. E. Leisy in J. F. Dobie Man, Bird & Beast VIII. 152 Legends concerning a ‘fool-killer’ seem prevalent enough in Texas.

2007 Guardian 17 Feb. (Work section) 2/2 An acerbic firecracker, Hogan is what Oklahomans call a ‘foolkiller’—a person who takes down the egomaniacs.

extracted from fooln.¹adj.

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单词	fool-killer
释义	> as lemmas fool-killer fool-killer n. U.S. someone or something that kills foolish people, spec. a legendary character occurring in American folklore who pursues and destroys foolish people; also figurative. ΚΠ 1836 Thomsonian Recorder 21 May 263/1 If you have any fools there, please send them; for this is the year the fool-killer is to come here, and we shall stand in great need of them. 1861 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 26 July Rum, tobacco, and tight-lacing, are the world's three great fool-killers. 1930 E. E. Leisy in J. F. Dobie Man, Bird & Beast VIII. 152 Legends concerning a ‘fool-killer’ seem prevalent enough in Texas. 2007 Guardian 17 Feb. (Work section) 2/2 An acerbic firecracker, Hogan is what Oklahomans call a ‘foolkiller’—a person who takes down the egomaniacs. extracted from fooln.¹adj. < as lemmas
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