lurchern.¹

Brit.

/ˈləːtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈlərtʃər/

Forms: Also 1500s lorcher, 1700s lircher.

Etymology: < lurch v.¹ + -er suffix¹. In early dictionaries often used to render Latin lurco glutton, with which it has no etymological connection.

†1. One who ‘lurches’ (see lurch v.¹ 2) or forestalls others of their fair share of food; hence, a glutton. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [noun] > gluttony > glutton

glutton?c1225

glutc1394

globberc1400

glofferc1440

gluttoner1482

gourmanda1492

ravener1496

belly1526

golofer1529

lurcher1530

cormorant1531

flesh-fly1532

full-belly1536

belly-godc1540

flap-sauce1540

gourmander1542

gully-gut1542

locust1545

glosser1549

greedy-guts1550

hungry gut1552

belly-slave1562

fill-belly1563

grand paunch1569

belly-paunch1570

belly-swainc1571

trencher-slave1571

slapsauce1573

gorche1577

helluo1583

gormandizer1589

eat-all1598

engorger1598

guts1598

guller1604

gourmandist1607

barathrum1609

eatnell1611

snapsauce1611

Phaeacian?1614

gutling1617

overeater1621

polyphage1623

tenterbelly1628

gut-head1629

stiffgut1630

gobble-guts1632

gulist1632

polyphagian1658

fill-paunch1659

gype1662

gulchin1671

stretch-gut1673

gastrolater1694

gundy-gut1699

guttler1732

gobbler1755

trencher-hero1792

gorger1817

polyphagist1819

battenera1849

stuff-guts1875

chowhound1917

gannet1929

Billy Bunter1939

guzzle-guts1959

garbage can1963

foodaholic1965

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 317/2 Lurcare.., lurco.]

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 241/1 Lurcher an exceeding eater, galiffre.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 500/2 Se howe he crammeth in his meate lyke a lurcher.

1591 J. Lyly Endimion ii. ii. sig. C4^v Is not loue a lurcher, that taketh mens stomacks away that they cannot eate, their spleene that they cannot laugh, [etc.].

1608 T. Middleton Mad World, my Masters v. sig. H Take heed of a Lurcher, hee cuts deep, hee will eate vp all from you.

1616 J. Boys Wks. (1629) 821 The Mass-priests are gross lurchers at the Lord's Table.

2. One who pilfers or filches in a mean fashion; a petty thief, swindler, rogue.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]

mitcher?c1225

nimmera1325

pilferer1350

truffer1485

lurcher1528

picker1549

filcher1557

purloiner1557

prig1567

prigger1567

prigman1567

fingerer1575

piker1590

prag1592

nibbler1598

lurch-man1603

petty larcener1640

budge1673

catch-cloaka1679

prigster1682

sutler1699

marauder1764

snib1823

chicken thief1840

lurker1841

souvenir hunter1862

robberling1865

jackdaw1887

miker1890

frisker1892

bower-bird1926

jagoff1931

magpie1944

slockster-

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun]

feature14..

frauderc1475

prowler1519

lurcher1528

defrauder1552

frauditor1553

taker-upc1555

verserc1555

fogger1564

Jack-in-the-box1570

gilenyer1590

foist1591

rutter1591

crossbiter1592

sharker1594

shark1600

bat-fowler1602

cheater1606

foister1610

operator1611

fraudsman1613

projector1615

smoke-sellera1618

decoy1618

firkera1626

scandaroon1631

snapa1640

cunning shaver1652

knight of industrya1658

chouse1658

cheat1664

sharper1681

jockey1683

rooker1683

fool-finder1685

rookster1697

sheep-shearer1699

bubbler1720

gyp1728

bite1742

swindler1770

pigeon1780

mace1781

gouger1790

needle1790

fly-by-night1796

sharp1797

skinner1797

diddler1803

mace cove1811

mace-gloak1819

macer1819

flat-catcher1821

moonlight wanderer1823

burner1838

Peter Funk1840

Funk1842

pigeoner1849

maceman1850

bester1856

fiddler1857

highway robber1874

bunco-steerer1875

swizzler1876

forty1879

flim-flammer1881

chouser1883

take-down1888

highbinder1890

fraud1895

Sam Slick1897

grafter1899

come-on1905

verneuker1905

gypster1917

chiseller1918

tweedler1925

rorter1926

gazumper1932

chizzer1935

sharpie1942

sharpster1942

slick1959

slickster1965

rip-off artist1968

shonky1970

rip-off merchant1971

1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. g vi^v Ye but thorowe falce lorchers, And vnthryfty abbey lobbers, To povre folcke lytell they a forde.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 459 No seale will serue to make sure either such lurchers themselues for filching, or keep the very locks and keies safe.

1705 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1872) X. 20 To be treated as a lurcher of the people..is more..than any poor mortal could bear.

1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 57 Swift from his Prey the scudding Lurcher flies.

1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 72 This Caledonian lurcher..had three or four dozen of shirts, with every one a different mark.

1891 Morning Advert. 3 Apr. (Farmer) It was quite time that the honest and respectable drivers sat down on the lurchers once and for all.

3. One who loiters or lies hidden in a suspicious manner; a spy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy

showerOE

spya1325

exploratorc1429

watch1484

inquisitor1580

scout1585

fly1622

otacust1632

evidence1691

lurcher1706

plant1812

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Lurcher, one that lies upon the Lurch or upon the Catch.

1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. vi. 200 Some..with outward bravade..went searching along the walls and behind the posts for some lurcher.

a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) ii. 50 I thought that I had detected Love, that sly lurcher, lurking under the mask.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. xxii. 203 Our Lord may choose the rack should teach To this young lurcher use of speech.

1894 Daily News 7 June 2/7 The prisoner..said prosecutor was a lurcher, and was only sent out as a decoy.

a. A cross-bred dog, properly between the sheepdog or collie and the greyhound; largely used by poachers for catching hares and rabbits.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > lurcher

tumbler1519

Norfolk tumbler1607

lurcher1668

tumbler dog1675

tumbler bitch1680

snap-dog1877

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. 161 Greater Beasts; Greyhounds. Lesser Beasts; Lurchers.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Rdr. Why should the ears of all..be dinn'd..as if the whole world besides were all Weasils and Poulcats, vermine and Lurchers?

1675 London Gaz. No. 1053/4 Lost.., a Pied Dog..somewhat shap't like a Lurcher.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 185/1 The Tumbler, or Lurcher is..in shape like the Grey-hound.

1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. i. 226 The Lircher is a Kind of Dog much like a Mungril Greyhound.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. i. 14 A rugged wolfish-looking dog, a sort of lurcher, half mastiff, half greyhound.

1894 Field 9 June 813/2 The usual lurcher is between the greyhound and collie; they cross well, and the speed of one is combined with the sagacity of the other.

b. slang. A bumbailiff.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > an officer of the court > [noun] > official who executes orders of court > bailiff

beadlec1000

ridemanlOE

cacherela1325

outrider1332

bailiff1377

catchpolea1382

bailiec1386

officer?1387

sheriff's manc1400

attacher1440

messenger1482

tipped staffc1500

servitor1527

bailie-errant1528

processar1534

bum-bailiff1560

tipstaff1570

nut-hook1600

saffo1607

servera1612

bailiff-errant1612

bum-bailey1615

process servera1616

buckle-bosom1622

bumbee1653

exploiter1653

moar1656

bum1659

bummer1675

bumbail1696

bulldog1699

sheriff's officer1703

bum-trap1749

bound-bailiff1768

shelly-coata1774

body snatcher1778

lurcher1785

fool-finder1796

messenger1801

bugaboo1809

borough-bailiff1812

sheriff mair1812

speciality1815

grab1823

legalist1835

candy man1863

writter1882

sheriff1928

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) A lurcher of the law, a bum-bailiff, or his setter.

1839 W. H. Ainsworth Jack Sheppard I. i. ii. 46 ‘But, where are the lurchers?’ ‘Who?’ asked Wood. ‘The traps!’ responded a bystander.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lurcher
释义	lurchern.¹ Brit. /ˈləːtʃə/, U.S. /ˈlərtʃər/ Forms: Also 1500s lorcher, 1700s lircher. Etymology: < lurch v.¹ + -er suffix¹. In early dictionaries often used to render Latin lurco glutton, with which it has no etymological connection. †1. One who ‘lurches’ (see lurch v.¹ 2) or forestalls others of their fair share of food; hence, a glutton. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [noun] > gluttony > glutton glutton?c1225 glutc1394 globberc1400 glofferc1440 gluttoner1482 gourmanda1492 ravener1496 belly1526 golofer1529 lurcher1530 cormorant1531 flesh-fly1532 full-belly1536 belly-godc1540 flap-sauce1540 gourmander1542 gully-gut1542 locust1545 glosser1549 greedy-guts1550 hungry gut1552 belly-slave1562 fill-belly1563 grand paunch1569 belly-paunch1570 belly-swainc1571 trencher-slave1571 slapsauce1573 gorche1577 helluo1583 gormandizer1589 eat-all1598 engorger1598 guts1598 guller1604 gourmandist1607 barathrum1609 eatnell1611 snapsauce1611 Phaeacian?1614 gutling1617 overeater1621 polyphage1623 tenterbelly1628 gut-head1629 stiffgut1630 gobble-guts1632 gulist1632 polyphagian1658 fill-paunch1659 gype1662 gulchin1671 stretch-gut1673 gastrolater1694 gundy-gut1699 guttler1732 gobbler1755 trencher-hero1792 gorger1817 polyphagist1819 battenera1849 stuff-guts1875 chowhound1917 gannet1929 Billy Bunter1939 guzzle-guts1959 garbage can1963 foodaholic1965 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 317/2 Lurcare.., lurco.] 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 241/1 Lurcher an exceeding eater, galiffre. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 500/2 Se howe he crammeth in his meate lyke a lurcher. 1591 J. Lyly Endimion ii. ii. sig. C4^v Is not loue a lurcher, that taketh mens stomacks away that they cannot eate, their spleene that they cannot laugh, [etc.]. 1608 T. Middleton Mad World, my Masters v. sig. H Take heed of a Lurcher, hee cuts deep, hee will eate vp all from you. 1616 J. Boys Wks. (1629) 821 The Mass-priests are gross lurchers at the Lord's Table. 2. One who pilfers or filches in a mean fashion; a petty thief, swindler, rogue. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun] mitcher?c1225 nimmera1325 pilferer1350 truffer1485 lurcher1528 picker1549 filcher1557 purloiner1557 prig1567 prigger1567 prigman1567 fingerer1575 piker1590 prag1592 nibbler1598 lurch-man1603 petty larcener1640 budge1673 catch-cloaka1679 prigster1682 sutler1699 marauder1764 snib1823 chicken thief1840 lurker1841 souvenir hunter1862 robberling1865 jackdaw1887 miker1890 frisker1892 bower-bird1926 jagoff1931 magpie1944 slockster- the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] feature14.. frauderc1475 prowler1519 lurcher1528 defrauder1552 frauditor1553 taker-upc1555 verserc1555 fogger1564 Jack-in-the-box1570 gilenyer1590 foist1591 rutter1591 crossbiter1592 sharker1594 shark1600 bat-fowler1602 cheater1606 foister1610 operator1611 fraudsman1613 projector1615 smoke-sellera1618 decoy1618 firkera1626 scandaroon1631 snapa1640 cunning shaver1652 knight of industrya1658 chouse1658 cheat1664 sharper1681 jockey1683 rooker1683 fool-finder1685 rookster1697 sheep-shearer1699 bubbler1720 gyp1728 bite1742 swindler1770 pigeon1780 mace1781 gouger1790 needle1790 fly-by-night1796 sharp1797 skinner1797 diddler1803 mace cove1811 mace-gloak1819 macer1819 flat-catcher1821 moonlight wanderer1823 burner1838 Peter Funk1840 Funk1842 pigeoner1849 maceman1850 bester1856 fiddler1857 highway robber1874 bunco-steerer1875 swizzler1876 forty1879 flim-flammer1881 chouser1883 take-down1888 highbinder1890 fraud1895 Sam Slick1897 grafter1899 come-on1905 verneuker1905 gypster1917 chiseller1918 tweedler1925 rorter1926 gazumper1932 chizzer1935 sharpie1942 sharpster1942 slick1959 slickster1965 rip-off artist1968 shonky1970 rip-off merchant1971 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. g vi^v Ye but thorowe falce lorchers, And vnthryfty abbey lobbers, To povre folcke lytell they a forde. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 459 No seale will serue to make sure either such lurchers themselues for filching, or keep the very locks and keies safe. 1705 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1872) X. 20 To be treated as a lurcher of the people..is more..than any poor mortal could bear. 1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 57 Swift from his Prey the scudding Lurcher flies. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 72 This Caledonian lurcher..had three or four dozen of shirts, with every one a different mark. 1891 Morning Advert. 3 Apr. (Farmer) It was quite time that the honest and respectable drivers sat down on the lurchers once and for all. 3. One who loiters or lies hidden in a suspicious manner; a spy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy showerOE spya1325 exploratorc1429 watch1484 inquisitor1580 scout1585 fly1622 otacust1632 evidence1691 lurcher1706 plant1812 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Lurcher, one that lies upon the Lurch or upon the Catch. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. vi. 200 Some..with outward bravade..went searching along the walls and behind the posts for some lurcher. a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) ii. 50 I thought that I had detected Love, that sly lurcher, lurking under the mask. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. xxii. 203 Our Lord may choose the rack should teach To this young lurcher use of speech. 1894 Daily News 7 June 2/7 The prisoner..said prosecutor was a lurcher, and was only sent out as a decoy. 4. a. A cross-bred dog, properly between the sheepdog or collie and the greyhound; largely used by poachers for catching hares and rabbits. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > lurcher tumbler1519 Norfolk tumbler1607 lurcher1668 tumbler dog1675 tumbler bitch1680 snap-dog1877 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. 161 Greater Beasts; Greyhounds. Lesser Beasts; Lurchers. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Rdr. Why should the ears of all..be dinn'd..as if the whole world besides were all Weasils and Poulcats, vermine and Lurchers? 1675 London Gaz. No. 1053/4 Lost.., a Pied Dog..somewhat shap't like a Lurcher. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 185/1 The Tumbler, or Lurcher is..in shape like the Grey-hound. 1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. i. 226 The Lircher is a Kind of Dog much like a Mungril Greyhound. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. i. 14 A rugged wolfish-looking dog, a sort of lurcher, half mastiff, half greyhound. 1894 Field 9 June 813/2 The usual lurcher is between the greyhound and collie; they cross well, and the speed of one is combined with the sagacity of the other. b. slang. A bumbailiff. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > an officer of the court > [noun] > official who executes orders of court > bailiff beadlec1000 ridemanlOE cacherela1325 outrider1332 bailiff1377 catchpolea1382 bailiec1386 officer?1387 sheriff's manc1400 attacher1440 messenger1482 tipped staffc1500 servitor1527 bailie-errant1528 processar1534 bum-bailiff1560 tipstaff1570 nut-hook1600 saffo1607 servera1612 bailiff-errant1612 bum-bailey1615 process servera1616 buckle-bosom1622 bumbee1653 exploiter1653 moar1656 bum1659 bummer1675 bumbail1696 bulldog1699 sheriff's officer1703 bum-trap1749 bound-bailiff1768 shelly-coata1774 body snatcher1778 lurcher1785 fool-finder1796 messenger1801 bugaboo1809 borough-bailiff1812 sheriff mair1812 speciality1815 grab1823 legalist1835 candy man1863 writter1882 sheriff1928 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) A lurcher of the law, a bum-bailiff, or his setter. 1839 W. H. Ainsworth Jack Sheppard I. i. ii. 46 ‘But, where are the lurchers?’ ‘Who?’ asked Wood. ‘The traps!’ responded a bystander. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). lurchern.² Brit. /ˈləːtʃə/, U.S. /ˈlərtʃər/ Etymology: < lurch v.³ + -er suffix¹. rare. One who lurches from side to side. ΚΠ 1877 W. Besant & J. Rice in Graphic 6 Oct. 322/1 The most lopsided and lurcher-like of rustics was bound to become perpendicular. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1528n.²1877
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