-classercomb. form

Primary stress is either attracted to the first syllable of this combining form or retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element. Vowels may be reduced accordingly. E.g. first-classer Brit.

/ˌfəːstˈklɑːsə/,

/ˌfəːstˈklasə/, U.S.

/ˌfərstˈklæsər/.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: class n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < class n. + -er suffix¹.Found in a small number of formations from the second half of the 19th cent.

Used as the second elements in compounds denoting people or things, esp. ships, belonging to or in a specified class.

ΚΠ

1852 H. H. Paul Dashes Amer. Humour 197 Though their nasals may be very high in the air, the second-classers are not positively enclosed in a magic circle.

1867 Punch 11 May 191/2 They are ready enough to rush at any device for preventing tickets from being tampered with, or second classers getting into first-class carriages.

1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 146 Double-classer: A ship conveying both male and female transports.

1909 Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 24 June 12/6 Shamrock and White Heather, the only two big classers sailing in this year's regattas.

1943 I. Gandhi Let. 25 Apr. in S. Gandhi Two Alone, Two Together (1992) 189 Dame Rumour has it that all ‘A’ classers are going to be transferred.

2006 A. Davies Goodbye Lemon i. 31 Jack Tennant, former child of privilege, product of decades of private education, one-time first-classer, never has—the money to stay overnight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-classer
释义	-classercomb. form Primary stress is either attracted to the first syllable of this combining form or retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element. Vowels may be reduced accordingly. E.g. first-classer Brit. /ˌfəːstˈklɑːsə/, /ˌfəːstˈklasə/, U.S. /ˌfərstˈklæsər/. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: class n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < class n. + -er suffix¹.Found in a small number of formations from the second half of the 19th cent. Used as the second elements in compounds denoting people or things, esp. ships, belonging to or in a specified class. ΚΠ 1852 H. H. Paul Dashes Amer. Humour 197 Though their nasals may be very high in the air, the second-classers are not positively enclosed in a magic circle. 1867 Punch 11 May 191/2 They are ready enough to rush at any device for preventing tickets from being tampered with, or second classers getting into first-class carriages. 1897 ‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Regime 146 Double-classer: A ship conveying both male and female transports. 1909 Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 24 June 12/6 Shamrock and White Heather, the only two big classers sailing in this year's regattas. 1943 I. Gandhi Let. 25 Apr. in S. Gandhi Two Alone, Two Together (1992) 189 Dame Rumour has it that all ‘A’ classers are going to be transferred. 2006 A. Davies Goodbye Lemon i. 31 Jack Tennant, former child of privilege, product of decades of private education, one-time first-classer, never has—the money to stay overnight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1852
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