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单词 pastimer
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pastimern.

Brit. /ˈpɑːstʌɪmə/, /ˈpastʌɪmə/, U.S. /ˈpæsˌtaɪmər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pastime v., pastime n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < pastime v. or pastime n. + -er suffix1. Compare earlier pastiming adj., pastiming n.
rare.
A person engaged in a pastime or a sport.
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society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > one engaged in amusement or entertainment
player1340
dalliera1568
pastimer1608
recreationist1819
pleasure-seeker1825
pleasurer1833
the tired businessman1913
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1608 J. Harington Let. 14 June in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 109 Some idle pastimers did diverte themselves withe huntinge mallards in a ponde.
1913 Bulletin (San Francisco) 27 Mar. 17/1 The absence of the pastimers will be sorely felt by the permanent guests.
1919 G. Saintsbury Short Hist. French Novel viii. 324 The charges against Dumas are..that he is a mere ‘pastimer’; that he has no literary quality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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