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单词 good-timer
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good-timern.

Brit. /ˌɡʊdˈtʌɪmə/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdˌtaɪmər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: good-time adj., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < good-time adj. + -er suffix1.
A pleasure-seeker, esp. one who habitually pursues sensual pleasures.
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pleasurista1682
pleasure-seeker1825
pleasurer1833
good-time girl1897
good-timer1902
good-time Charlie1925
1902 J. O'Shea Felix O'Flanagan xix. 102 Some provisions, bread, meat, preserves, and tea, which afforded the good-timers material for a savoury meal; and before the feast was ready, the messenger arrived with the whiskey.
1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xxvi. 444 The boozers,..the business men, the Good-Timers.
1941 O. Sitwell in Open Door 82 The plane was crowded. A few ‘good-timers’ were still there..loyal to their favourite beat: Paris for Whitsun.
1973 Gramophone Jan. 1296/2 Puccini's heroine always seems a mere gold-digger and good-timer.
2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Oct. ix. 12/2 Like any other party-hardy good-timer, Mr. Marsalis was better at saying goodbye than he was at leaving.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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