† aproneern.
Obsolete.
One who wears an apron; a shopman or mechanic. (Used contemptuously of the Parliamentary party during the Civil Wars: cf. green apron n. at green adj. and n.1 Compounds 1d(a).)
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > supporter of parliament, Cromwell, or commonwealth
roundhead1641
parliamentarian1642
parliamenteer1642
parliament man1642
Westminsterian1645
Oliverian1648
parliamentary1649
parliamenterc1650
commonwealth man1651
aproneer1659
Protectorian1659
Protectorist1659
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker
workmaneOE
handworker1480
manuary1581
hand labourer1583
manualist1592
operator1598
apron-mana1616
aproneer1659
apron-rogue1664
handler1763
blue-collar1951
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 238 Some prating Sequestrator, or some surly Aproneer.
1690 T. D'Urfey Collin's Walk iii. 107 Every sturdy Aproneer, Arm'd with Battoon did straight appear.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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