overreachern.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈritʃər/

Forms: see over- prefix and reacher n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overreach v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < overreach v. + -er suffix¹.

†1. Rhetoric. Puttenham's word for: hyperbole. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > one who exaggerates

magnifier1550

overreacher1589

exaggerant1803

exaggerator1822

mahoganite1825

monsterer1840

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > action of exaggerating > instance of

overreacher1589

reacher1613

overtruth1638

stretcher1674

stretch1711

high-flyer1776

windy1933

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > hyperbole

auxesis1577

overreacher1589

hyperboly1597

transcendence1625

hyperbole-

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xviii. 159 The figure which the Greeks call Hiperbole, the Latines Dementiens or the lying figure. I for his immoderate excesse cal him the ouer reacher.

a. A cheat or fraudster. Cf. overreach v. 5b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > crafty dealing > circumventing or overreaching > one who

overreacher1590

outwitter1862

1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall 11 Is there no penaltie to represse such lauish ouer reachers as offer legends of lies to the presse?

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Surpreneur,..ouerreacher, cheater, cousener, craftie dealer.

1683 R. Dixon Canidia App. i. 179 'Tis my duty, tho a wicked Preacher, To strike at every false Over-reacher.

1835 W. G. Clark Ollapodiana viii, in Knickerbocker Dec. 555 Cold-hearted traders and brokers, traffickers and overreachers, anxious each to circumvent his fellow.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul II. ix. xxxii. 67 Nor thieves, nor over-reachers, nor drunkards,..shall inherit the kingdom of God.

a1909 G. Meredith Stave of Roving Tim in Poet. Wks. (1919) vii. 372 With any soul, in a game of skill, He'll prove your over-reacher.

b. A person who attempts to pass beyond the limit of his or her skill, station, etc.; an overambitious person.

ΚΠ

1952 H. Levin (title) The overreacher.

1977 Forbes (Nexis) 15 Sept. 69 Not all the overreachers suffered form Steinberg's misplaced arrogance. Others were intelligent men who simply lacked a balanced approach.

1994 Film Comments Jan.–Feb. 52/1 The problem of the overreacher, the dangerous attractiveness of those characters who try to outstrip their humanity and risk toppling into something less.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overreacher
释义	overreachern. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈritʃər/ Forms: see over- prefix and reacher n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overreach v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < overreach v. + -er suffix¹. †1. Rhetoric. Puttenham's word for: hyperbole. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > one who exaggerates magnifier1550 overreacher1589 exaggerant1803 exaggerator1822 mahoganite1825 monsterer1840 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > action of exaggerating > instance of overreacher1589 reacher1613 overtruth1638 stretcher1674 stretch1711 high-flyer1776 windy1933 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > hyperbole auxesis1577 overreacher1589 hyperboly1597 transcendence1625 hyperbole- 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xviii. 159 The figure which the Greeks call Hiperbole, the Latines Dementiens or the lying figure. I for his immoderate excesse cal him the ouer reacher. 2. a. A cheat or fraudster. Cf. overreach v. 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > crafty dealing > circumventing or overreaching > one who overreacher1590 outwitter1862 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall 11 Is there no penaltie to represse such lauish ouer reachers as offer legends of lies to the presse? 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Surpreneur,..ouerreacher, cheater, cousener, craftie dealer. 1683 R. Dixon Canidia App. i. 179 'Tis my duty, tho a wicked Preacher, To strike at every false Over-reacher. 1835 W. G. Clark Ollapodiana viii, in Knickerbocker Dec. 555 Cold-hearted traders and brokers, traffickers and overreachers, anxious each to circumvent his fellow. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul II. ix. xxxii. 67 Nor thieves, nor over-reachers, nor drunkards,..shall inherit the kingdom of God. a1909 G. Meredith Stave of Roving Tim in Poet. Wks. (1919) vii. 372 With any soul, in a game of skill, He'll prove your over-reacher. b. A person who attempts to pass beyond the limit of his or her skill, station, etc.; an overambitious person. ΚΠ 1952 H. Levin (title) The overreacher. 1977 Forbes (Nexis) 15 Sept. 69 Not all the overreachers suffered form Steinberg's misplaced arrogance. Others were intelligent men who simply lacked a balanced approach. 1994 Film Comments Jan.–Feb. 52/1 The problem of the overreacher, the dangerous attractiveness of those characters who try to outstrip their humanity and risk toppling into something less. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589
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