purse-takern.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsˌteɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈpərsˌteɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., taker n.

Etymology: < purse n. + taker n. Compare earlier purse-cutter n. and slightly later purse-taking n.

Now rare.

A thief who deprives people of their purses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > highwayman > who takes purses

purse-taker1594

purse-catcher1602

purse-emptier1611

purse-snatcher1893

purse-lifter1895

1594 Knacke to knowe Knaue sig. A3 Honesty is plaine my Lord, but no good fellow, For good fellowes be purse-takers now a daies.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Batre les chemins, to belay the way, as purse-takers and boothalers doe.

1640 ‘Ben-Arod Gad’ Wandering-Jew 59 A brave Purse-taker, is the Great-Turke of Cavileroes, to such bastardly Handy-Crafts.

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 147 Murdrers, mixt with pyrates, and purse-takers, Run-away slaves, hangmen, and coffin-makers.

1998 H. Mantel Giant, O'Brien iv. 34 He came to London across Finchley Common, with the gibbeted corpses of villains groaning in the wind. A hard road and a stony one, with constant vigilance needed against the purse-takers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purse-taker
释义	purse-takern. Brit. /ˈpəːsˌteɪkə/, U.S. /ˈpərsˌteɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., taker n. Etymology: < purse n. + taker n. Compare earlier purse-cutter n. and slightly later purse-taking n. Now rare. A thief who deprives people of their purses. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > highwayman > who takes purses purse-taker1594 purse-catcher1602 purse-emptier1611 purse-snatcher1893 purse-lifter1895 1594 Knacke to knowe Knaue sig. A3 Honesty is plaine my Lord, but no good fellow, For good fellowes be purse-takers now a daies. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Batre les chemins, to belay the way, as purse-takers and boothalers doe. 1640 ‘Ben-Arod Gad’ Wandering-Jew 59 A brave Purse-taker, is the Great-Turke of Cavileroes, to such bastardly Handy-Crafts. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 147 Murdrers, mixt with pyrates, and purse-takers, Run-away slaves, hangmen, and coffin-makers. 1998 H. Mantel Giant, O'Brien iv. 34 He came to London across Finchley Common, with the gibbeted corpses of villains groaning in the wind. A hard road and a stony one, with constant vigilance needed against the purse-takers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1594
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