单词 | nosher |
释义 | noshern. colloquial. A person who is fond of snacking or nibbling on food; a snacker; a diner. In early use: spec. a person who samples food before buying it. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > [noun] > eater eatera1000 repaster1517 feeder1550 moutha1553 dieter1577 trencherman1590 assument1657 eatress1834 grubber1838 pecker1862 nosher1917 1917 Jewish Child 26 Oct. 4/2 (cartoon caption) The Story of a ‘Nasher’. 1947 Wisconsin Eng. Lang. Survey Suppl. in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 826/2 Harold has always called me a ‘nascha’. This expression..he told me was Yiddish. 1957 Observer 3 Nov. 8/5 He jerked his head towards a round-bellied, cheerful man..who was biting large segments of Gruyère held lovingly in his hand. ‘A nosher,’ said the shopkeeper sentimentally. 1974 Sunday Times 20 Jan. 24/7 Gourmet foods to salivate the palates of jaded British noshers. 1999 New Yorker 5 July 45/1 La Bute, an almost constant nosher, munched a few raisins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917 |
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