单词 | plauditor |
释义 | plauditorn. A person who applauds; a person who praises or expresses approval. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > applauder applauder1617 acclamatora1684 plauditor1688 shouter1692 acclaimer1802 cheerer1811 huzzaer1838 ovator1870 1688 J. Barker Poet. Recreations v. 54 Amongst his wond'ring Auditors, Who cou'd not chuse where Wit was so profound, And Vertue did so much abound, But to become his faithfull Plauditors. 1813 S. T. Coleridge Lett. II. 604 No dramatic author ever had so large a number of unsolicited, unknown, yet predetermined plauditors in the theatre, as I had. 1885 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 277/1 His next proceeding was to advance among the plauditors and bestow various hearty thwacks of the bladder with admirable impartiality. 1923 Times 19 Feb. 7/4 It is something to hold an audience silent and not coughing through the half-hour of a Brahms sonata, and to restrain the headlong plauditor, who usually breaks in between the movements. 1995 P. Giddings in D. Shell & R. Hodder-Williams Churchill to Major ii. 31 It should not be surprising, given the flexibility of the office, that both critics and plauditors should find evidence to support their views. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688 |
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