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单词 prizeman
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prizemann.

Brit. /ˈprʌɪzm(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈpraɪzm(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prize n.1, man n.1
Etymology: < prize n.1 + man n.1
A man who wins a prize, esp. one awarded for academic excellence.Sometimes modified by the name of the prize won.
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society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > prizewinning student
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proxime accessit1852
proxime1889
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize > prize-winner
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prizewoman1843
prizer1846
prize-winnera1849
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins > one who wins a prize
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prizewoman1843
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1796 Cambr. Univ. Cal. (title page) A list of the..professors, officers, prize-men.
1834 Edinb. Rev. 59 133 The mere prize-man is often dismissed in a few lines.
1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xiv. 133 He's more than that..he is the great prize man of the year in Trinity.
1896 Cycl. Rev. Current Hist. (U.S.) 6 463 In his third year he [sc. Lord Kelvin] came out as second wrangler and Smith's prizeman.
1931 H. L. Mencken Diary 10 Mar. (1989) 15 In Sweden prizemen are public idols, and when they enter a streetcar the other passengers arise.
1958 B. Russell in Times 5 Sept. 11/5 The incident concerns the dealings of the Home Office with Dr Linus Pauling, a very distinguished native-born American,..Nobel prizeman, [etc.].
1993 Dict. National Biogr.: Missing Persons 597/1 He was an Apostle and a prizeman, though his zeal as president of the Union condemned him to a second in part ii..of the classical tripos.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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