letter bombern.

Brit.

/ˈlɛtə ˌbɒmə/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdər ˌbɑmər/

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

Etymology: < letter bomb n. + -er suffix¹. Compare later letter-bomb v.

A person who sends through the post an explosive device designed to detonate upon opening. Cf. mail bomber n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > one who lays or operates mines or bombs > [noun]

mine master1598

petarder1611

petardier1632

miner1692

springer1860

explosionist1868

dynamitard1882

dynamitist1882

dynamiter1883

dynamiteur1883

bomb-thrower1891

bomber1915

car bomber1919

letter bomber1947

firebomber1957

plastiqueur1961

1947 Washington Post 11 June 2/1 (heading) ‘Letter bombers’ seized.

1974 New Scientist 31 Oct. 337/1 Obviously letter bombers and police forces are well aware of the new problem—the thickness of a letter is no longer even a rough guide to whether it might contain a bomb.

1984 Guardian 26 Jan. 2/6 A former police cadet..went to the police after another letter bomber had been arrested.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Nov. a8/3 A security expert..said the letter bombers had clearly wanted ‘to internationalize their activity’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	letter bomber
释义	letter bombern. Brit. /ˈlɛtə ˌbɒmə/, U.S. /ˈlɛdər ˌbɑmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letter bomb n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < letter bomb n. + -er suffix¹. Compare later letter-bomb v. A person who sends through the post an explosive device designed to detonate upon opening. Cf. mail bomber n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > one who lays or operates mines or bombs > [noun] mine master1598 petarder1611 petardier1632 miner1692 springer1860 explosionist1868 dynamitard1882 dynamitist1882 dynamiter1883 dynamiteur1883 bomb-thrower1891 bomber1915 car bomber1919 letter bomber1947 firebomber1957 plastiqueur1961 1947 Washington Post 11 June 2/1 (heading) ‘Letter bombers’ seized. 1974 New Scientist 31 Oct. 337/1 Obviously letter bombers and police forces are well aware of the new problem—the thickness of a letter is no longer even a rough guide to whether it might contain a bomb. 1984 Guardian 26 Jan. 2/6 A former police cadet..went to the police after another letter bomber had been arrested. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Nov. a8/3 A security expert..said the letter bombers had clearly wanted ‘to internationalize their activity’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947
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