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单词 pin-striper
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pin-stripern.

Brit. /ˈpɪnstrʌɪpə/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌstraɪpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinstripe n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < pinstripe n. + -er suffix1.
Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial.
1. A pinstripe suit or dress.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > made of specific material
moose suit1645
drugget1670
oiler1889
worsted1905
pinstripe1935
Lovats1937
pin-striper1947
1947 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 1 May 4/2 I own one highly adaptable suit, a blue pin striper suitable for weddings and evictions.
1963 Harper's Bazaar May 57 Half-belted pinstriper in drip-dry wool.
2001 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 22 Jan. b 5 I admit to always being suspicious of newspaper types who change from the rumpled suit of a supposed impartial public servant of truth into the tailored pin-striper of an elected official.
2. A person who wears pinstriped clothing; spec. (a) a player in the New York Yankees baseball team; (b) a businessman or businesswoman, esp. one belonging a prominent corporate company. Cf. pinstripe n. 3.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > player in specific team
pin-striper1949
pinstripe1970
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun]
man of business1640
homme d'affaires1717
businessman1803
businessperson1834
operator1838
towkay1854
grey suit1969
pinstripe1970
suit1977
pin-striper1979
1949 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 30 June 17/1 Not only did the pin-stripers get a lot of publicity out of the bad heel, an insufferable amount from Joe's [sc. Joe Dimaggio] point of view, [etc.].
1959 Los Angeles Times 13 Apr. iv. 7 (headline) Future Pin-Stripers. Quartet of Rookies Fighting for Place on Yankee Roster.
1979 Washington Post 17 Apr. b1/3 A reminder that not all lawyers are corporate pin-stripers, that some of them choose to challenge the system rather than serve it.
1997 City Paper (Baltimore) 1 Jan. 27/1 The devil helps a fanatical middle-aged Washington Senators fan..lead his hometown favorites to victory over the hated pinstripers from New York.
2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Texas Living section) 1 c The Disney/ABC corporate offices, where pin-stripers no doubt are battling a sudden epidemic of Kimmel-induced ulcers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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