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单词 pistoler
释义

pistolern.

Brit. /ˈpɪstələ/, U.S. /ˈpɪstələr/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pistol n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < pistol n. + -er suffix1. Compare earlier pistoleter n., pistolier n., pistoletier n.
Now rare.
1. = pistoleer n.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > one bearing or using handgun > pistol
pistolier?1563
pistoleter1570
pistoletier1587
pistoler1590
pistoleera1679
pistol man1784
sightsman1790
pistol shot1832
pistol-toter1887
pistol-packer1899
pistolero1932
1590 R. Williams Briefe Disc. Warre 31 They be neuer commanded to do any exploits on men of Warre, without being accompanied with Launtiers, or armed Pistolers, I meane Curaces on horseback.
1616 G. Markham Souldiers Gram. 51 The Rhombe..is as necessarie for our Pistolers in these daies, as it was in times past for the Crossebow Men, and other Archers..on Horse backe.
1926 R. Love Rise & Fall of Jesse James xx. 213 The lives of many..imperiled by the poor marksmanship of the veteran pistolers.
1987 16th Cent. Jrnl. 18 625 The French Wars of Religion helped hasten the demise of the medieval knight, replacing him with the pistoler, or reître, who used new warring tactics.
2. A maker of pistols. Obsolete.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms > specific small arms
pistoler1638
gunster1699
1638 W. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 282 The King..sets all the armourers and pistolers a-work for himself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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