单词 | profferer |
释义 | profferern. A person who makes an offer or proposal. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [noun] > one who offers proffererc1530 presenter1559 offerer1581 propiner?1591 tenderer1650 c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. J So many wowers, bawdys and brokers Flatterers lyers and hasty proferers. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Ciiiv It wil disgrace the gifte, If thou beeste to officiouse a profferer to swift. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) i. ii. 56 Maides, in modesty, say no, to that, Which they would haue the profferer construe, I. View more context for this quotation 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 54 He who always refuses, taxes the Profferer with Indiscretion. 1723 Postmaster 31 May 4 The best Profferer [at a Sale] shall have a Reasonable Price. 1852 H. Melville Pierre xv. 301 When the acceptor is in rank and fortune the general equal of the profferer..all motives to decline are are very materially lessened. 1914 T. Hardy Satires of Circumstance 201 He holds the present up to her As with a smile she..answers to the profferer, ‘'Twill last all my sewing years!’ 1948 Times 28 Feb. 5/4 There are few things more endearing than an apology... The recipient of the amends..deems the profferer a fine, manly, straightforward creature. 2000 High Country News 3 July 17/2 Profferers of simple answers may want to exercise care here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1530 |
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