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单词 plateman
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platemann.

Brit. /ˈpleɪtmən/, /ˈpleɪtman/, U.S. /ˈpleɪtˌmæn/, /ˈpleɪtm(ə)n/
Inflections: Plural platemen.
Forms: see plate n. and man n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plate n., man n.1
Etymology: < plate n. + man n.1Attested earliest as a surname; compare earlier platemaker n. 1.
1. A man who makes or deals in plate armour. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes armour
platemaker1297
mail maker1311
plateman1435
linen-armourer1603
1435 Maldon (Essex) Liber A lf. 27v Johannes Wytte, Playteman, receptus est in libertatem.
1437 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 23, No. 1v) Johannes Whitte, playteman, queritur versus Johannem Vowle..skynner.
2. A man who has charge of the tableware (formerly spec. the silver plate) in a restaurant, hotel, or other large establishment.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > in charge of food, table, or plate
butlerc1325
asseour1448
yeoman of the ewery1450
yeoman for the mouth1455
yeoman of the bottles1455
lardiner1469
yeoman of the buttery1473
surveyora1475
assewer1478
larderer1483
yeoman of the cellar1508
bread-bearer1518
groom-grubber1526
bottlemana1550
yeoman of the larder1585
saucery-man1691
plateman1842
plate-keeper1843
1842 Times 12 July 8/1 (advt.) Plateman..with an unexceptionable character from his late employer.
1861 Times 10 June 14/4 (advt.) Waiter (under) in a first-class hotel, or Plateman and Waiter. Good references.
1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. i. 40 There are platemen, kitchen porters and similar grades that get no tips, and work for 60 to 70 hours a week for 40s.
1973 Perthshire Advertiser 8 Aug. 2/3 (advt.) We also have vacancies for Kitchen Porters and Plate Men.
1998 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 4 Apr. 27 Apart from the expected—like lift attendants and bakers—there were also platemen specifically assigned to the à la carte restaurant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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