Levantern.¹

Brit.

/lᵻˈvantə/, U.S.

/ləˈvæn(t)ər/,

/ləˈvɑn(t)ər/

Etymology: < Levant n.¹ + -er suffix¹.

a. An inhabitant of the Levant; = Levantine n. 1. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Levant > [noun]

Levantian1660

Levantisk1660

Levanter1668

Levantine1706

1668 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 211 I herewith enclosed send you the relation of Signor Pietro, as unpolished as the usual styles of the Levanters are.

1893 F. F. Moore I forbid Banns (1899) 146 The Levant and the Levanters..are usually in need of cash.

b. A ship trading to the Levant. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > trading to or from specific place

West Indies man1587

Indiaman1588

West Indy man1616

Lubecker1627

Chinaman1653

East Indiaman1675

West Indiaman1689

South-seaman1728

Levanter1812

Indianeer1840

South Spainer1856

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. xlvii. 43 Then brought him home in hold of stout Levanter.

2. A strong and raw easterly wind in the Mediterranean (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > east > specifically in Mediterranean

Levanta1665

Levanter1790

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 86 Let them not break prison to burst like a Levanter.

1799 Ld. Nelson 28 Nov. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 115 I shall not keep the Perseus by detaining her a moment with this fine Levanter.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. v. 156 We..tumbled down the Mediterranean before a strong Levanter.

1891 H. Caine Scapegoat I. vii. 155 The rippling of the levanter in her hair.

figurative.1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 906 The angry philosopher himself, by a fierce levanter of indignation, [was] driven westwards to America.1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 334 Such is the procedure, which..has provoked a very levanter of ire and vilification.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

levantern.²

Brit.

/lᵻˈvantə/, U.S.

/ləˈvæn(t)ər/,

/ləˈvɑn(t)ər/

Etymology: < levant v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

One who absconds; esp. one who does so after losing bets.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [noun] > going away suddenly or hurriedly > secretly or absconding > one who

abscondent1685

absconder1702

levanter1781

fly-by-night1796

1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 168 Levanters, these are of the order and number of Black-Legs.

1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 170 If the horse which the Levanter betted upon has lost.

1811 Sporting Mag. 37 303 Newmarket Levanter!

1833 New Sporting Mag. 5 35 Boulogne whose inhabitants are partly composed of broken-down sportsmen and Levanters.

1888 H. D. Traill William III (1892) iv. 36 A royal martyr is a much more impressive object than a royal levanter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	levanter
释义	Levantern.¹ Brit. /lᵻˈvantə/, U.S. /ləˈvæn(t)ər/, /ləˈvɑn(t)ər/ Etymology: < Levant n.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. a. An inhabitant of the Levant; = Levantine n. 1. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Levant > [noun] Levantian1660 Levantisk1660 Levanter1668 Levantine1706 1668 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 211 I herewith enclosed send you the relation of Signor Pietro, as unpolished as the usual styles of the Levanters are. 1893 F. F. Moore I forbid Banns (1899) 146 The Levant and the Levanters..are usually in need of cash. b. A ship trading to the Levant. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > trading to or from specific place West Indies man1587 Indiaman1588 West Indy man1616 Lubecker1627 Chinaman1653 East Indiaman1675 West Indiaman1689 South-seaman1728 Levanter1812 Indianeer1840 South Spainer1856 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. xlvii. 43 Then brought him home in hold of stout Levanter. 2. A strong and raw easterly wind in the Mediterranean (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > east > specifically in Mediterranean Levanta1665 Levanter1790 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 86 Let them not break prison to burst like a Levanter. 1799 Ld. Nelson 28 Nov. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 115 I shall not keep the Perseus by detaining her a moment with this fine Levanter. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. v. 156 We..tumbled down the Mediterranean before a strong Levanter. 1891 H. Caine Scapegoat I. vii. 155 The rippling of the levanter in her hair. figurative.1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 906 The angry philosopher himself, by a fierce levanter of indignation, [was] driven westwards to America.1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 334 Such is the procedure, which..has provoked a very levanter of ire and vilification. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). levantern.² Brit. /lᵻˈvantə/, U.S. /ləˈvæn(t)ər/, /ləˈvɑn(t)ər/ Etymology: < levant v.¹ + -er suffix¹. One who absconds; esp. one who does so after losing bets. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [noun] > going away suddenly or hurriedly > secretly or absconding > one who abscondent1685 absconder1702 levanter1781 fly-by-night1796 1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 168 Levanters, these are of the order and number of Black-Legs. 1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 170 If the horse which the Levanter betted upon has lost. 1811 Sporting Mag. 37 303 Newmarket Levanter! 1833 New Sporting Mag. 5 35 Boulogne whose inhabitants are partly composed of broken-down sportsmen and Levanters. 1888 H. D. Traill William III (1892) iv. 36 A royal martyr is a much more impressive object than a royal levanter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1668n.²1781
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