key mann.

Brit.

/ˈkiː man/, U.S.

/ˈki ˌmæn/ (also, in sense 1)Brit.

/ˌkiː ˈman/, U.S.

/ˌki ˈmæn/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: key adj., man n.¹; key n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: Probably partly (in sense 1) < key adj. + man n.¹, and partly < key n.¹ + man n.¹

1. A man who plays a leading or important role in a group, an industry, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > senior person > [noun]

elderc1175

seniorc1380

elder mana1387

older1484

ancient1548

dad?1576

doyen1670

dean1687

daddy1877

key man1895

doyenne1905

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has leading position or is most important

firstc1275

coba1420

principalsa1425

cock1542

chief1569

colossus1605

primore1625

cape1650

sachem1684

leading light1707

high priest1737

king bee1792

gentleman, man of lead1793

queen bee1823

primo basso1826

spokesman1828

protagonist1837

kingpin1861

key man1895

headliner1896

big boy1921

numero uno1944

godfather1963

1895 Congregationalist (Boston, Mass.) 14 Mar. 395/1 At the close of the campaign a special conference of these key-men of these four institutions..was held at the Boston city association.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Oct. 1/1 Following the conference of ‘Key’ men of the G.W.V.A. last July, arrangements were advanced to have in attendance at the convention the foremost leaders of the navies and armies of the allied nations in the Great War.

1949 I. Deutscher Stalin 143 The ‘handful’ of Bolsheviks consisted of well-organized and disciplined ‘key-men’.

1963 Times 18 Feb. 8/3 One of the key men in this new method of assessing needs and opportunities is the local prefect.

2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures viii. 272 His ego was always telling him, You're the key man here, fella.

2. Chiefly U.S. A telegraph operator. Now historical.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraph operator

telegrapher1794

telegraphist1817

puncher1876

key worker1884

sounder1887

cabler1890

space-telegrapher1899

Marconist?1900

key man1901

wireless operator1902

wirer1916

ham1919

1901 Electr. World & Engineer 27 July 134/2 This important improvement by Mr. Delany..makes every operator in the country a perforator as well as a key-man.

1907 Washington Star 30 Sept. 9 Some of the leading keymen are sounding as their shibboleth the cry of ‘government ownership of the telegraph systems’.

1929 Pop. Mech. Dec. 950/1 The key man in Baltimore relayed the signal down the line.

2007 E. Knox Dreamquake (2009) vi. 58 The telegraph office was brightly lit. There was one key man and two clerks in the booth.

3. U.S. In the logging industry: a person with the job of finding and dislodging the key logs in a logjam. Cf. key log n. at key n.¹ and adj. Compounds 3. rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > transport of logs > log-jam > key-log > one who dislodges

key man1937

1937 C. M. Wilson Aroostook v. 104 The key man then commences prying while they are pulling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	key man
释义	key mann. Brit. /ˈkiː man/, U.S. /ˈki ˌmæn/ (also, in sense 1)Brit. /ˌkiː ˈman/, U.S. /ˌki ˈmæn/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: key adj., man n.¹; key n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: Probably partly (in sense 1) < key adj. + man n.¹, and partly < key n.¹ + man n.¹ 1. A man who plays a leading or important role in a group, an industry, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > senior person > [noun] elderc1175 seniorc1380 elder mana1387 older1484 ancient1548 dad?1576 doyen1670 dean1687 daddy1877 key man1895 doyenne1905 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has leading position or is most important firstc1275 coba1420 principalsa1425 cock1542 chief1569 colossus1605 primore1625 cape1650 sachem1684 leading light1707 high priest1737 king bee1792 gentleman, man of lead1793 queen bee1823 primo basso1826 spokesman1828 protagonist1837 kingpin1861 key man1895 headliner1896 big boy1921 numero uno1944 godfather1963 1895 Congregationalist (Boston, Mass.) 14 Mar. 395/1 At the close of the campaign a special conference of these key-men of these four institutions..was held at the Boston city association. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Oct. 1/1 Following the conference of ‘Key’ men of the G.W.V.A. last July, arrangements were advanced to have in attendance at the convention the foremost leaders of the navies and armies of the allied nations in the Great War. 1949 I. Deutscher Stalin 143 The ‘handful’ of Bolsheviks consisted of well-organized and disciplined ‘key-men’. 1963 Times 18 Feb. 8/3 One of the key men in this new method of assessing needs and opportunities is the local prefect. 2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures viii. 272 His ego was always telling him, You're the key man here, fella. 2. Chiefly U.S. A telegraph operator. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraph operator telegrapher1794 telegraphist1817 puncher1876 key worker1884 sounder1887 cabler1890 space-telegrapher1899 Marconist?1900 key man1901 wireless operator1902 wirer1916 ham1919 1901 Electr. World & Engineer 27 July 134/2 This important improvement by Mr. Delany..makes every operator in the country a perforator as well as a key-man. 1907 Washington Star 30 Sept. 9 Some of the leading keymen are sounding as their shibboleth the cry of ‘government ownership of the telegraph systems’. 1929 Pop. Mech. Dec. 950/1 The key man in Baltimore relayed the signal down the line. 2007 E. Knox Dreamquake (2009) vi. 58 The telegraph office was brightly lit. There was one key man and two clerks in the booth. 3. U.S. In the logging industry: a person with the job of finding and dislodging the key logs in a logjam. Cf. key log n. at key n.¹ and adj. Compounds 3. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > transport of logs > log-jam > key-log > one who dislodges key man1937 1937 C. M. Wilson Aroostook v. 104 The key man then commences prying while they are pulling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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