arm-twistern.

Brit.

/ˈɑːmˌtwɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmˌtwɪstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arm n.¹, twister n.

Etymology: < arm n.¹ + twister n. Compare to twist (someone's) arm at twist v. 9e.

1. The act of twisting a person's arm, as an informal punishment or means of coercion. Also figurative: an argument designed to put pressure on a person to agree to something. rare.

ΚΠ

1899 A. W. Marchmont Greatest Gift xxviii. 350 Look here, Nan, I'll just give you an arm-twister if you cheek me like that.

1905 World's Work & Play Aug. 288 For boys there are many harmless tricks to be used against ‘arm-twisters’, a terror that makes many a small boy's first term at a public school a martyrdom.

1982 Cruising World Sept. 24/2 In appealing to my good humor, my sense of parental responsibility and in using all the other persuasive arm twisters.

2. A person who twists another's arm. Chiefly figurative: a person who coerces or forcibly persuades another to act in a particular way; a bully.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > one who compels

constrainer1382

forcer1556

compellera1577

enforcer1580

duressora1626

necessitater1654

coercer1811

bulldozer1876

necessitator1904

arm-twister1915

1915 R. H. Barbour Left Tackle Thayer xvi. 221 He can fight when the other fellow's smaller than he is, can't you, Dreer? And he's a very skilful arm-twister, too.

1938 New Statesman 8 Jan. 58/2 A great arm-twister, and the sort of man who ought never to have been born.

1967 K. Giles Death in Diamonds ix. 164 A brute and a bully, an arm-twister and a threatener.

1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Nov. 59/2 Vivaldi was a contentious arm-twister always seeking advantage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arm-twister
释义	arm-twistern. Brit. /ˈɑːmˌtwɪstə/, U.S. /ˈɑrmˌtwɪstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arm n.¹, twister n. Etymology: < arm n.¹ + twister n. Compare to twist (someone's) arm at twist v. 9e. 1. The act of twisting a person's arm, as an informal punishment or means of coercion. Also figurative: an argument designed to put pressure on a person to agree to something. rare. ΚΠ 1899 A. W. Marchmont Greatest Gift xxviii. 350 Look here, Nan, I'll just give you an arm-twister if you cheek me like that. 1905 World's Work & Play Aug. 288 For boys there are many harmless tricks to be used against ‘arm-twisters’, a terror that makes many a small boy's first term at a public school a martyrdom. 1982 Cruising World Sept. 24/2 In appealing to my good humor, my sense of parental responsibility and in using all the other persuasive arm twisters. 2. A person who twists another's arm. Chiefly figurative: a person who coerces or forcibly persuades another to act in a particular way; a bully. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > one who compels constrainer1382 forcer1556 compellera1577 enforcer1580 duressora1626 necessitater1654 coercer1811 bulldozer1876 necessitator1904 arm-twister1915 1915 R. H. Barbour Left Tackle Thayer xvi. 221 He can fight when the other fellow's smaller than he is, can't you, Dreer? And he's a very skilful arm-twister, too. 1938 New Statesman 8 Jan. 58/2 A great arm-twister, and the sort of man who ought never to have been born. 1967 K. Giles Death in Diamonds ix. 164 A brute and a bully, an arm-twister and a threatener. 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Nov. 59/2 Vivaldi was a contentious arm-twister always seeking advantage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1899
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