guv'norn.

Brit.

/ˈɡʌvnə/, U.S.

/ˈɡəvnər/

Forms: 1800s– gov'ner, 1800s– gov'nor, 1800s– guv'ner, 1800s– guvner, 1800s– guv'nor, 1800s– guvnor.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: governor n.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation (with elision of an unstressed medial syllable) of governor n. (see discussion at that entry). Compare Guv n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly British).

1. A man in a position of authority or seniority; esp. a person's immediate superior; a boss. Also as a form of address. Cf. governor n. 7.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge

gaffera1658

old man1668

governor1783

head woman1799

boss1806

oyakata1818

guv'nor1843

head-worker1846

jossc1860

Guv1861

Maluka1905

big guy1921

skip1921

kingfish1930

boss-man1934

pitch-and-toss1942

honcho1945

head honcho1952

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man

liefc907

goodmanOE

beausirec1300

sir1320

lede1377

fatherhood1461

gallant1488

fatherhead?a1500

Mr?a1640

gallantissimoa1681

mister1734

massa1766

sieur1772

stira1796

master1798

zurr1803

sieur1812

squire1828

guv'nor1843

Mistah1853

sor1891

suh1894

1843 Bentley's Misc. Feb. 122 Wouldn't the guv'nor swear neither if he know'd it!

1879 K. T. Woods All around Rocking Chair v. 41 ‘Guess your guv'ner is the right sort.’ ‘My father and mother are both as good as gold,’ said Tom with pride.

1894 C. E. Cameron Tragic Blunder v. 54 Go into a public-house, and say your guv'nor sent you from the shop for change.

1911 H. Irving Hancock Gram. School Boys Snowbound i. 23 ‘Prescott, did you get a letter from my guv 'nor this morning?’ ‘Why, no; I didn't know your father was in the habit of writing me letters.’

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xvii. 362 The headmaster may be known as ‘The Gaffer’, ‘The Guv'nor’, or ‘The Boss’.

1992 Daily Mirror 8 Sept. 13/2 Graham Robinson, guvnor of the Brook House Inn at Castle Cary, Somerset.

1999 J. Arnott Long Firm i. 6 He liked to break people... Always to make one thing very clear. That he was the guvnor.

2. A form of address to a man whose name is not known, esp. one perceived to be of (somewhat) higher status than the speaker; ‘mister’. Cf. Guv n. 2, governor n. 7b.

ΚΠ

1852 Punch 2 Oct. 152/1 (caption) Coster (to extremely genteel person). ‘I say, Guvner, give us a hist with this 'ere bilin' o' greens!’

1886 Fun 20 Jan. 30/1 (caption) Aggressive beggar.—‘Parding, guv'ner. 'Ave yer a pipe of backer ter give a poor cove?’

1900 Pall Mall Mag. July 329 A harsh voice croaked in my ear: ‘Shall I carry that there box for you, guv'nor?’

1968 Listener 15 Aug. 210/1 You can be sure that if somebody calls you ‘mister’ on the railways he doesn't like you. The term of endearment is ‘guv'nor’.

1993 S. K. Kirpalani Fifty Years with Brit. ii. vi. 47 The cabbie, scarcely turning his neck, blurted, ‘Where, guvner?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	guvnor
释义	guv'norn. Brit. /ˈɡʌvnə/, U.S. /ˈɡəvnər/ Forms: 1800s– gov'ner, 1800s– gov'nor, 1800s– guv'ner, 1800s– guvner, 1800s– guv'nor, 1800s– guvnor. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: governor n. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation (with elision of an unstressed medial syllable) of governor n. (see discussion at that entry). Compare Guv n. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). 1. A man in a position of authority or seniority; esp. a person's immediate superior; a boss. Also as a form of address. Cf. governor n. 7. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge gaffera1658 old man1668 governor1783 head woman1799 boss1806 oyakata1818 guv'nor1843 head-worker1846 jossc1860 Guv1861 Maluka1905 big guy1921 skip1921 kingfish1930 boss-man1934 pitch-and-toss1942 honcho1945 head honcho1952 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man liefc907 goodmanOE beausirec1300 sir1320 lede1377 fatherhood1461 gallant1488 fatherhead?a1500 Mr?a1640 gallantissimoa1681 mister1734 massa1766 sieur1772 stira1796 master1798 zurr1803 sieur1812 squire1828 guv'nor1843 Mistah1853 sor1891 suh1894 1843 Bentley's Misc. Feb. 122 Wouldn't the guv'nor swear neither if he know'd it! 1879 K. T. Woods All around Rocking Chair v. 41 ‘Guess your guv'ner is the right sort.’ ‘My father and mother are both as good as gold,’ said Tom with pride. 1894 C. E. Cameron Tragic Blunder v. 54 Go into a public-house, and say your guv'nor sent you from the shop for change. 1911 H. Irving Hancock Gram. School Boys Snowbound i. 23 ‘Prescott, did you get a letter from my guv 'nor this morning?’ ‘Why, no; I didn't know your father was in the habit of writing me letters.’ 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xvii. 362 The headmaster may be known as ‘The Gaffer’, ‘The Guv'nor’, or ‘The Boss’. 1992 Daily Mirror 8 Sept. 13/2 Graham Robinson, guvnor of the Brook House Inn at Castle Cary, Somerset. 1999 J. Arnott Long Firm i. 6 He liked to break people... Always to make one thing very clear. That he was the guvnor. 2. A form of address to a man whose name is not known, esp. one perceived to be of (somewhat) higher status than the speaker; ‘mister’. Cf. Guv n. 2, governor n. 7b. ΚΠ 1852 Punch 2 Oct. 152/1 (caption) Coster (to extremely genteel person). ‘I say, Guvner, give us a hist with this 'ere bilin' o' greens!’ 1886 Fun 20 Jan. 30/1 (caption) Aggressive beggar.—‘Parding, guv'ner. 'Ave yer a pipe of backer ter give a poor cove?’ 1900 Pall Mall Mag. July 329 A harsh voice croaked in my ear: ‘Shall I carry that there box for you, guv'nor?’ 1968 Listener 15 Aug. 210/1 You can be sure that if somebody calls you ‘mister’ on the railways he doesn't like you. The term of endearment is ‘guv'nor’. 1993 S. K. Kirpalani Fifty Years with Brit. ii. vi. 47 The cabbie, scarcely turning his neck, blurted, ‘Where, guvner?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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