单词 | manoeuvrer |
释义 | manoeuvrermaneuverern. 1. A person who conducts manoeuvres; a schemer, entrepreneur, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > tactics > strategist or tactician general1579 captain1590 encamper1598 soldier1603 tactic1638 tactician1798 manoeuvrera1805 strategist1821 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination > one who Machiavellist1565 Machiavellian1566 Machiavel1571 designer1598 stratagemitor1602 stratagematist1609 angler1622 artist1648 intriguer1667 volpone1672 finesser1773 manoeuvrera1805 intriguist1830 schemer1846 Machiavelli1849 a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) vii. 308 He had told him that Byng, though a much-admired commander and manœuvrer of a fleet, would shun fighting. 1809 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring i, in Tales Fashionable Life III. 4 This charming widow Beaumont is a manœuvrer. We can't well make an English word of it. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 98 Her sister was a match-making lady, a manœuvrer. 1867 De Bow's Rev. Jan. 102/1 We have there..our best maneuverer in open field of great bodies of men, in the person of Gen. Johnson. 1884 C. L. Pirkis Judith Wynne I. xvii. 212 Your quiet, reserved girls are generally the sly, clever manœuvrers. 1985 New Yorker 29 Apr. 62/3 J. D. Allen came into contact with Canadian maneuverers who could sell oil stocks. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > helm > other devices or machines for steering luff?c1225 telemotor1880 quartermaster1882 manoeuvrer1889 steerer1889 1889 Engineer 67 214/3 Different forms of simple, balanced, and divided rudders were then described, including..Thomson's stern-way manœuverer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1805 |
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