单词 | money-catcher |
释义 | > as lemmasmoney-catcher money-catcher n. now rare a person who (or institution that) seeks to obtain money (cf. catch v. 28b, 32). ΚΠ 1599 J. Weever Epigrammes sig. C4 A Money-catcher may be Stratus name. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi vii. v. 35/2 The Disciples of this Money-catcher became so Exceeding Fierce. 1837 Knickerbocker Feb. 123 He was a money-catcher, and kept school on speculation. 1891 Trans. Mass. Hort. Soc. for 1891 i. 137 She was fashionably dressed, and had the air of one whose husband was a successful money catcher. 1952 U.S. Investor 5 Jan. 23/3 One of the chief trends in commercial banking, now, is the activity in the consumer credit type of banking which is really a money-catcher and which greatly increases a bank's earning capacity. < as lemmas |
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