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单词 munitioner
释义

munitionern.

Brit. /mjᵿˈnɪʃn̩ə/, /mjᵿˈnɪʃənə/, U.S. /mjuˈnɪʃənər/, /mjəˈnɪʃənər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: munition n., munition v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < munition n. or munition v. + -er suffix1. Compare Spanish municionero (1537), Middle French, French munitionnaire (1572), and Italian munizionere (1609).
1. A person who supplies military stores; a supply officer. Now chiefly historical.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > officer in charge of stores
storekeeper1618
munitioner1632
sub-conductor1778
storeman1859
storeholder1869
conductor1879
1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 141 The order of the Pioners, merchants and trades-men, artizanes and munitioners.
1976 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 48 42 On several occasions, munitioners responsible for military provisioning sold small quantities of grain on the open market.
1989 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 49 193 Private entrepreneurs and munitioners foreshadowed those that would know, much later, a corn market that was liberated.
2. A person responsible for guarding ammunition. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > warrior > others concerned with military affairs > [noun] > one in charge of ammunition
munitioner1888
1888 J. Rodway & T. Watt Chronol. Hist. Guiana I. 9 By some accident the whole stock of gunpowder exploded. Juan Martinez, the munitioner, or Captain of Artillery, was charged with negligence.
3. = munitioneer n.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms > one who makes ammunition
munitionette1915
munitioneer1916
munition girl1916
munitioner1917
1917 Graphic 30 June 806 (caption) The King with his munitioners.
1919 Econ. Jrnl. 29 213 They left off buying clothes, and their abstention partly explains the magnificence of the girl munitioners.
1996 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 1 With US President Bill Clinton as the top ‘munitioner’, Xinhua charged that his administration was actively fronting for American weapons manufacturers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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