pivotern.

Brit.

/ˈpɪvətə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪvədər/

Forms: 1800s pivotter (rare), 1900s– pivoter.

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

Etymology: < pivot v. + -er suffix¹. In sense 2 < pivot n. + -er suffix¹. Compare French pivoteur (1883 as pivoteuse, feminine; 1896 with reference to watchmaking).

1. A person who pivots.

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1879 E. Harrigan Mulligan Guard Ball (typescript) iv. 2 Fadder, Tommy is a darling pivotter.

1922 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 12 Jan. 8/ 2 Charley Copsey is determined to play with his buster nose, but with Ray Scott available, the management is not anxious to take chance on injuring the speedy pivoter permanently.

1928 Observer 1 July 30/2 One of the most fluent of ‘pivoters’ puts it in this way: ‘The club should be started back low along the ground [etc.]’.

1986 K. L. Peiss Cheap Amusements iv. 100 In the 1890's and early 1900's, ‘pivoting’ or ‘spieling’ captivated working women... One observer at a Coney Island dance house described two stereotypical pivoters.

1999 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 20 Jan. 14 Learning to pivot isn't glamorous. Nobody ever says, ‘He's a great pivoter’. It's just one of those things good [basketball] players do that goes unnoticed.

2. A person who makes and fits pivots for watches. rare.

ΚΠ

1906 Daily Chron. 12 Sept. 1/6 (advt.) Watch Maker.—Wanted a good pivoter; hours 9 to 7.

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

单词	pivoter
释义	pivotern. Brit. /ˈpɪvətə/, U.S. /ˈpɪvədər/ Forms: 1800s pivotter (rare), 1900s– pivoter. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pivot v., -er suffix¹, pivot n. Etymology: < pivot v. + -er suffix¹. In sense 2 < pivot n. + -er suffix¹. Compare French pivoteur (1883 as pivoteuse, feminine; 1896 with reference to watchmaking). 1. A person who pivots. ΚΠ 1879 E. Harrigan Mulligan Guard Ball (typescript) iv. 2 Fadder, Tommy is a darling pivotter. 1922 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 12 Jan. 8/ 2 Charley Copsey is determined to play with his buster nose, but with Ray Scott available, the management is not anxious to take chance on injuring the speedy pivoter permanently. 1928 Observer 1 July 30/2 One of the most fluent of ‘pivoters’ puts it in this way: ‘The club should be started back low along the ground [etc.]’. 1986 K. L. Peiss Cheap Amusements iv. 100 In the 1890's and early 1900's, ‘pivoting’ or ‘spieling’ captivated working women... One observer at a Coney Island dance house described two stereotypical pivoters. 1999 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 20 Jan. 14 Learning to pivot isn't glamorous. Nobody ever says, ‘He's a great pivoter’. It's just one of those things good [basketball] players do that goes unnoticed. 2. A person who makes and fits pivots for watches. rare. ΚΠ 1906 Daily Chron. 12 Sept. 1/6 (advt.) Watch Maker.—Wanted a good pivoter; hours 9 to 7. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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