单词 | masquerader |
释义 | masqueradern. A person who takes part in a masquerade; a person who assumes a disguise or false appearance. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > one who disguises concealerc1430 disguiser1586 incognito1638 masquerader1676 society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > masked > participant masquer1533 masque1580 masquerade1604 masque-man1652 masquerader1676 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > masque > [noun] > masquer masquer1533 masquerade1604 masquerader1676 1676 T. Shadwell Virtuoso i. 5 He is the most amorous Coxcomb, the most designing and adventurous Knight alive; a great Masquerader, and has fourty several disguises to make love in. 1677 Lady Chaworth in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 36 Lord Purbecke hath hired..Sir John Benett's house..for to make a ball to the Mascaraders in next week. 1718 Mem. Life J. Kettlewell iii. xv. 221 He strenuously Opposed such Religious Masqueraders. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals i. i Love..has been a masquerader ever since the days of Jupiter. 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet II. 21 Many masqueraders on the stage of real life betray themselves by overacting their part. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. ii. 54 Those ancient heroes who lent their names to the diplomatic masqueraders of the 16th century. 1885 B. Harte Maruja iii. 71 Groups of dominoed masqueraders. 1918 D. H. Lawrence New Poems 47 Oh, masquerader, With a hard face white-enamelled. 1987 Good Housek. (U.K. ed.) Nov. 209/1 Too many people are still conned into letting masqueraders claiming to be officials of some kind into their home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676 |
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