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单词 manoeuvrer
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manoeuvrermaneuverern.

Brit. /məˈnuːv(ə)rə/, U.S. /məˈn(j)uv(ə)rər/
Forms: 1800s– manoeuverer, 1800s– manoeuvrer, 1800s– maneuverer (U.S.).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: manoeuvre v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < manoeuvre v. + -er suffix1, probably after French manœuvrier a subtle or cunning person, a person given to intrigue (1583 in Middle French).In quot. 1809 at sense 1 manœuvrer appears to be regarded as the French form.
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.
2. A type of rudder (see quot. 1889). Obsolete.
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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).
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