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单词 misadventurer
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misadventurern.

Brit. /ˌmɪsədˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsədˈvɛn(t)ʃərər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: misadventure n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < misadventure n. + -er suffix1.
A person who meets misadventure. Also: one who undertakes or is involved in misadventures.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > unfortunate person
infortunate?a1439
Jonah1612
unfortunate1683
misfortunera1774
misadventurer1886
1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge xli, in Graphic 8 May 509/3 His mood was no longer that of the rebellious, ironical, reckless misadventurer.
1899 F. H. Severance Old Trails Niagara Frontier 208 Our misadventurer was shifted from one [backwoods prison] to another.
1931 California Hist. Nugget 3 123 (title) John Charles Frémont, adventurer and misadventurer.
1986 Time (Nexis) 29 Dec. 20 Managua now had a brand new Yanqui misadventurer to deal with.
2000 Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 2 July h3 Ecstasy-dropping fun-loving misadventurers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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