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单词 place-seeker
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place-seeker
place-seeker n.
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1833 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 13 Jan. (1835) II. 117 Washington..is to America what Downing and Parliament Streets are to London—a congregation of government offices; where..secretaries, clerks, place-holders, and place-seekers, most do congregate.
1902 Kynoch Jrnl. Oct.–Nov. 14/1 The firing point is not crowded with a lot of place-seekers croaking their grievances.
1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Sept. 7/1 Jean-Baptiste came up to Paris and Versailles to play his part as a rake, spendthrift, and place-seeker in and around the court.
2007 J. Buchtel in T. Wilks Prince Henry Revived iv. 106 A book dedication may not itself always have been the place-seeker's primary instrument for requesting advancement.
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