Pitcairnern.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtkɛːnə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtˌkɛrnər/

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pitcairn , -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of either Pitcairn Island or the Pitcairn Islands, a group of islands in the central South Pacific + -er suffix¹.Pitcairn Island, the chief island of the group, was named by Captain Philip Carteret, British navigator (1738–96) after midshipman Robert Pitcairn (1752–1770) on account of his having first sighted the island on 2 July, 1767.

A native or inhabitant of the Pitcairn Islands in the central South Pacific; spec. a native or inhabitant of Pitcairn Island, the chief island of the group, settled with a mixed European and Polynesian population by mutineers from H.M.S. Bounty in 1790.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [noun]

Otaheitan1769

South Sea Islander1777

Pacific Islander1785

Polynesian1807

Fijian1809

Tahitian1825

Pitcairner1831

Rarotongan1837

Micronesian1847

Tongan1853

Samoan1856

Niuean1863

Solomon Islander1864

Lifuan1873

Cook Islander1888

Gilbertese1902

Nauruan1921

Trobriander1922

Pascuan1937

Palauan1946

Marshallese1948

Trobriand Islander1951

Belauan1974

Tuvaluan1975

1831 J. Barrow Eventful Hist. Mutiny of Bounty viii. 338 The Pitcairners have already proceeded from the simple canoe to row-boats.

1857 V. Lush Jrnl. 18 Nov. (1971) 195 As Norfolk Island is the nearest to New Zealand they touched there on their outward voyage and landed Mrs. Selwyn, who remained with the Pitcairners till the Southern Cross called for her on their way home.

1874 C. M. Yonge Life J. C. Patteson I. vii. 253 The Pitcairners..had not yet arrived [at Norfolk Island], but were on their way from their original island.

1933 C. Chauvel In Wake of ‘Bounty’ vi. 82 The Pitcairners have often gone to sea without a proper supply of petrol.

1971 Daily Tel. 23 Dec. 3/8 Christmas Day usually is also Pitcairn's annual election day, but a shift in dates was necessary this year because the God-fearing Pitcairners naturally cannot vote on their Sabbath.

2004 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 1 Oct. The 53-year-old was the first of the seven Pitcairners to go to court charged with sexual offences against girls in the tiny, isolated community founded by his ancestor and eight other mutineers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitcairner
释义	Pitcairnern. Brit. /ˈpɪtkɛːnə/, U.S. /ˈpɪtˌkɛrnər/ Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pitcairn , -er suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of either Pitcairn Island or the Pitcairn Islands, a group of islands in the central South Pacific + -er suffix¹.Pitcairn Island, the chief island of the group, was named by Captain Philip Carteret, British navigator (1738–96) after midshipman Robert Pitcairn (1752–1770) on account of his having first sighted the island on 2 July, 1767. A native or inhabitant of the Pitcairn Islands in the central South Pacific; spec. a native or inhabitant of Pitcairn Island, the chief island of the group, settled with a mixed European and Polynesian population by mutineers from H.M.S. Bounty in 1790. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [noun] Otaheitan1769 South Sea Islander1777 Pacific Islander1785 Polynesian1807 Fijian1809 Tahitian1825 Pitcairner1831 Rarotongan1837 Micronesian1847 Tongan1853 Samoan1856 Niuean1863 Solomon Islander1864 Lifuan1873 Cook Islander1888 Gilbertese1902 Nauruan1921 Trobriander1922 Pascuan1937 Palauan1946 Marshallese1948 Trobriand Islander1951 Belauan1974 Tuvaluan1975 1831 J. Barrow Eventful Hist. Mutiny of Bounty viii. 338 The Pitcairners have already proceeded from the simple canoe to row-boats. 1857 V. Lush Jrnl. 18 Nov. (1971) 195 As Norfolk Island is the nearest to New Zealand they touched there on their outward voyage and landed Mrs. Selwyn, who remained with the Pitcairners till the Southern Cross called for her on their way home. 1874 C. M. Yonge Life J. C. Patteson I. vii. 253 The Pitcairners..had not yet arrived [at Norfolk Island], but were on their way from their original island. 1933 C. Chauvel In Wake of ‘Bounty’ vi. 82 The Pitcairners have often gone to sea without a proper supply of petrol. 1971 Daily Tel. 23 Dec. 3/8 Christmas Day usually is also Pitcairn's annual election day, but a shift in dates was necessary this year because the God-fearing Pitcairners naturally cannot vote on their Sabbath. 2004 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 1 Oct. The 53-year-old was the first of the seven Pitcairners to go to court charged with sexual offences against girls in the tiny, isolated community founded by his ancestor and eight other mutineers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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