单词 | operatist |
释义 | † operatistn.1 Obsolete. rare. 1. An operator; a surgeon. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] man1381 workera1382 labourerc1400 piner1497 pair of hands1598 operator1611 operatist1651 operative1809 operant1831 ouvrier1845 scissorbill1910 rehire1927 1651 R. Wittie tr. J. Primrose Pop. Errours i. vi. 24 Manual Operatists [L. chirurgos operarios]..such as couch the Cataract. 2. U.S. A person skilled in a particular task. ΚΠ 1839 Lady's Bk. Mar. 115 Like many another skilful operatist, Mrs. Staples found it more trouble to teach an unwilling learner, than to do things herself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). operatistn.2 A performer or composer of operas. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] performer1614 artist1714 exhibitionist1821 operatist1864 1864 Christian Recorder 17 Sept. 150/6 Madam Magnan, the celebrated operatist, stepped forward and took the audience by surprise, with her nightingale-like voice. 1930 I. Goldberg Tin Pan Alley vii. 181 Victor Herbert, of all the early comic-operatists, became the darling of the American public. 1951 A. G. Mazour Russia, Past & Present xiii. 290 Even Tchaikovsky tried harder to be an operatist than a symphonist. 2002 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 54 The mezzo-soprano operatist and gospel singer Nora Cole. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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