† mugstern.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mug v.⁵, -ster suffix.

Etymology: < mug v.⁵ + -ster suffix. Compare slightly earlier mugger n.⁴ N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·gstəɹ) /ˈmʌɡstə(r)/.

School slang (derogatory). Obsolete.

A diligent or hard-working student; a ‘swot’. Cf. mugger n.⁴

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > diligent pupil or student

muzz1788

sap1798

sapper1825

swot1850

mug1880

mugger1883

mugster1888

groise1913

swotter1919

swotty1929

brain-box1942

mothball1944

geek1957

achiever1960

tug1976

poindexter1981

dexter1985

1888 G. J. Goschen in Scotsman 1 Feb. 9/3 Schools and colleges..have invented for this purpose [i.e. depreciation of hard intellectual work]..phrases..such as a ‘sap’, a ‘smug’,..a ‘mugster’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	mugster
释义	† mugstern. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mug v.⁵, -ster suffix. Etymology: < mug v.⁵ + -ster suffix. Compare slightly earlier mugger n.⁴ N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·gstəɹ) /ˈmʌɡstə(r)/. School slang (derogatory). Obsolete. A diligent or hard-working student; a ‘swot’. Cf. mugger n.⁴ ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > diligent pupil or student muzz1788 sap1798 sapper1825 swot1850 mug1880 mugger1883 mugster1888 groise1913 swotter1919 swotty1929 brain-box1942 mothball1944 geek1957 achiever1960 tug1976 poindexter1981 dexter1985 1888 G. J. Goschen in Scotsman 1 Feb. 9/3 Schools and colleges..have invented for this purpose [i.e. depreciation of hard intellectual work]..phrases..such as a ‘sap’, a ‘smug’,..a ‘mugster’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1888
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