† bangstern.

Forms: Also 1500s bangister, bangeister, 1600s bangester.

Etymology: < bang v.¹ + -ster suffix: compare banger.

Obsolete or dialect.

1. A burly violent fellow; a bully, a braggart.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > masterful or bullying > person

slasher1559

cutter1569

bangsterc1570

hackster1574

hacker1576

swish-swash1582

burgullian1601

bully1604

bully ruffian1653

huff1674

bully-back1693

bully beau1696

shoulder-hitter1856

shoulder-striker1860

whitecapper1887

Macoute1991

c1570 Leg. Bp. St. Andrews in J. G. Dalyell Scotish Poems 16th Cent. (1801) II. 326 Proude ambitious bangsters.

a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 516 My lord, mak us quite of thir Matchiavelian and bangester lords.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 84 An' bangsters bauld upo' their boddom set.

2. A person who beats his or her opponents; a victor, winner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins

victora1400

winnerc1485

obtainer1531

triumphera1569

first oar(s)1774

bangster1820

scorer1974

1820 W. Scott Abbot II. iv. 133 If the Pope's champions are to be bangsters in our very changehouses.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. x. 247 You are so certain of being the bangster—so very certain, I mean, of sweeping stakes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bangster
释义	† bangstern. Forms: Also 1500s bangister, bangeister, 1600s bangester. Etymology: < bang v.¹ + -ster suffix: compare banger. Obsolete or dialect. 1. A burly violent fellow; a bully, a braggart. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > masterful or bullying > person slasher1559 cutter1569 bangsterc1570 hackster1574 hacker1576 swish-swash1582 burgullian1601 bully1604 bully ruffian1653 huff1674 bully-back1693 bully beau1696 shoulder-hitter1856 shoulder-striker1860 whitecapper1887 Macoute1991 c1570 Leg. Bp. St. Andrews in J. G. Dalyell Scotish Poems 16th Cent. (1801) II. 326 Proude ambitious bangsters. a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 516 My lord, mak us quite of thir Matchiavelian and bangester lords. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 84 An' bangsters bauld upo' their boddom set. 2. A person who beats his or her opponents; a victor, winner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins victora1400 winnerc1485 obtainer1531 triumphera1569 first oar(s)1774 bangster1820 scorer1974 1820 W. Scott Abbot II. iv. 133 If the Pope's champions are to be bangsters in our very changehouses. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. x. 247 You are so certain of being the bangster—so very certain, I mean, of sweeping stakes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1570
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