单词 | promenader |
释义 | promenadern. 1. A person who promenades. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot > for amusement or display terracer1786 promenader1789 1789 Times 13 Apr. 3/1 The parks and fields round the metropolis teemed with pedestrian promenaders, all set out to the best advantage. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own III. vii. 147 ‘Look there!’ observed one of the promenaders. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lv. 7 I hail'd each lady promenader. 1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. I. xviii. 379 The boulevards are always densely full of promenaders. 1916 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 452/1 All the alleys were thronged with promenaders and obstructed by perambulators. 1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain ix. 187 The middle-class promenaders turned back and a procession of working-class people succeeded them. 1991 Holiday Which? Jan. 10/4 In the evening the covered bazaar and waterfront cafés come alive with evening promenaders. 2. A person who attends a promenade concert; esp. one who stands or walks about during the performance. In later use (usually with capital initial) spec. with reference to the Promenade Concerts held annually at the Royal Albert Hall, London. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of concerts > specific promenader1837 Prommer1939 1837 Times 31 May 6/3 The company were entertained with a vocal and instrumental concert, and..the promenaders had no cause to complain of dulness. 1843 Times 27 Dec. 5/1 This theatre..was filled with a very numerous assemblage of company, both in the boxes, and on the platform designed for the promenaders. 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 19 Aug. 2/4 With the floor..hidden by a crowd of promenaders too closely packed to promenade. 1918 A. Bennett Roll-call i. ii. 36 Promenaders promenaded in and out of the corridor. 1959 Listener 29 Oct. 716/1 Even the Promenaders..do not respond joyfully to a reduction in the large share of familiar classics. 1995 Private Eye 8 Sept. 11/3 ‘I went to the Proms.’ She is puzzled by the antics of the Promenaders. DerivativesΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot > for amusement or display > female promenaderess1837 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. vi. iv. 385 Frilled promenaders saunter under the trees; white-muslin promenaderess, in green parasol, leaning on your arm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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