mounseern.

Brit.

/maʊnˈsɪə/, U.S.

/maʊnˈsɪ(ə)r/

Forms: 1700s mounsear, 1700s– mounseer.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French monsieur.

Etymology: Representing an archaic pronunciation of French monsieur monsieur n. which survived as a colloquialism down to the 19th cent., and occasionally appears in colloquial speech or in pejorative contexts with reference to English prejudice against foreigners. Compare mossoo n.

slang (chiefly depreciative). Now rare and archaic.

A Frenchman; (also) a French ship.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [noun]

FrenchOE

flowerc1330

fleur-de-lis1523

monsieur1673

messieurs1737

mounseer1755

Johnny Crapaud1805

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of France

FrenchmanOE

monsieur?a1513

Gaul1630

frog1657

Gallic1755

mounseer1755

parleyvoo1755

frog-eater1766

Galloman1787

mossoo1809

Frencher1826

Frenchy1829

parley1831

crapaud?c1834

wi-wi1841

froggy1853

1755 Gentleman's Mag. May 229/2 Shall I again to sea—and bang Mounseer?

1778 T. Connor Sailor's Songbag (1976) 56 Twas early in the morning we spied this proud Mounsear... We..boarded this proud Mounsear.

1815 Sporting Mag. 45 164 These Mounseers do not trust 'em.

1853 W. M. Thackeray Eng. Humourists v. 236 A hearty, plain-spoken man,..having a proper bourgeois scorn for French frogs, for mounseers, and wooden shoes in general.

1908 S. J. Weyman Wild Geese iii. 29 Sorra one of you doubt it, if Mounseer comes jawing here, it's in the peat-hole he'll find himself.

1972 F. Mason Roads to Liberty 124 Stayed out there, though, till the mounseers were licked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mounseer
释义	mounseern. Brit. /maʊnˈsɪə/, U.S. /maʊnˈsɪ(ə)r/ Forms: 1700s mounsear, 1700s– mounseer. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French monsieur. Etymology: Representing an archaic pronunciation of French monsieur monsieur n. which survived as a colloquialism down to the 19th cent., and occasionally appears in colloquial speech or in pejorative contexts with reference to English prejudice against foreigners. Compare mossoo n. slang (chiefly depreciative). Now rare and archaic. A Frenchman; (also) a French ship. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [noun] FrenchOE flowerc1330 fleur-de-lis1523 monsieur1673 messieurs1737 mounseer1755 Johnny Crapaud1805 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of France FrenchmanOE monsieur?a1513 Gaul1630 frog1657 Gallic1755 mounseer1755 parleyvoo1755 frog-eater1766 Galloman1787 mossoo1809 Frencher1826 Frenchy1829 parley1831 crapaud?c1834 wi-wi1841 froggy1853 1755 Gentleman's Mag. May 229/2 Shall I again to sea—and bang Mounseer? 1778 T. Connor Sailor's Songbag (1976) 56 Twas early in the morning we spied this proud Mounsear... We..boarded this proud Mounsear. 1815 Sporting Mag. 45 164 These Mounseers do not trust 'em. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Eng. Humourists v. 236 A hearty, plain-spoken man,..having a proper bourgeois scorn for French frogs, for mounseers, and wooden shoes in general. 1908 S. J. Weyman Wild Geese iii. 29 Sorra one of you doubt it, if Mounseer comes jawing here, it's in the peat-hole he'll find himself. 1972 F. Mason Roads to Liberty 124 Stayed out there, though, till the mounseers were licked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1755
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