railleurn.

Brit.

/rʌɪˈ(j)əː/,

/ˈreɪləː/, U.S.

/raɪˈ(j)ər/

Forms: 1600s–1700s raillieur, 1600s– railleur.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French railleur.

Etymology: < French railleur (1464 in Middle French; compare earlier railleresse , feminine noun (a1417)) < railler (see rally v.² and compare rail v.⁵) + -eur -eur suffix. Compare earlier railer n.² and later raillier n., rallier n.¹

A person given to banter, wit, or satire. Cf rallier n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun] > one who banters

railleur1655

raillier1663

banterer1678

rallier1678

badineur1734

quiz1797

quizzer1797

queerera1800

smoker1812

persifleur1829

chaffer1851

tease1853

leg-puller1887

josher1899

ragger1903

kibitzer1925

1655 W. Sales Theophania vi. 172 How often whilst..the strong gameing wit Andemus, the play-wright Dante, the Railleur Arterius..have been admitted to the privacy of Councellors; have the chiefest of the Nobility..attended..for an Audience?

1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 417 The Family of the Railleurs is deriv'd from the same Original with the Philosophers.

1675 W. Wycherley Country-wife ii. 19 His Acquaintance were all Wits and Raillieurs.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iii. 198 We have the finest and wittiest Railleurs in the World, whose Ridicule is the sure test of truth.

1751 J. Brown Ess. Characteristics 62 Setting aside all raillery, advising the railleurs to be serious.

1864 J. F. Kirk Hist. Charles the Bold (U.S. ed.) I. i. v. 241 He..watched the proceedings of his vassals with the prying eyes of a spy or with the mocking air of a railleur.

1872 Scribner's Monthly Oct. 744/2 When a soirée or other entertainment has been somewhat mixed, the Parisian railleur says, ‘C'était bien composé—comme un bal d'Auvergnats.’

1923 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 38 651 Here is a contrast alike to the urbane railleur and the enthusiast-lover of beauty of the Characteristics.

2000 I. Rivers Reason, Grace, & Sentiment II. i. 37 Crito objects..that when a freethinker is with his disciples he recommends reasoning, but if he is pressed with reason by his opponents then he laughs at logic and assumes the airs of a gentleman and railleur.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	railleur
释义	railleurn. Brit. /rʌɪˈ(j)əː/, /ˈreɪləː/, U.S. /raɪˈ(j)ər/ Forms: 1600s–1700s raillieur, 1600s– railleur. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French railleur. Etymology: < French railleur (1464 in Middle French; compare earlier railleresse , feminine noun (a1417)) < railler (see rally v.² and compare rail v.⁵) + -eur -eur suffix. Compare earlier railer n.² and later raillier n., rallier n.¹ A person given to banter, wit, or satire. Cf rallier n.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun] > one who banters railleur1655 raillier1663 banterer1678 rallier1678 badineur1734 quiz1797 quizzer1797 queerera1800 smoker1812 persifleur1829 chaffer1851 tease1853 leg-puller1887 josher1899 ragger1903 kibitzer1925 1655 W. Sales Theophania vi. 172 How often whilst..the strong gameing wit Andemus, the play-wright Dante, the Railleur Arterius..have been admitted to the privacy of Councellors; have the chiefest of the Nobility..attended..for an Audience? 1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 417 The Family of the Railleurs is deriv'd from the same Original with the Philosophers. 1675 W. Wycherley Country-wife ii. 19 His Acquaintance were all Wits and Raillieurs. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iii. 198 We have the finest and wittiest Railleurs in the World, whose Ridicule is the sure test of truth. 1751 J. Brown Ess. Characteristics 62 Setting aside all raillery, advising the railleurs to be serious. 1864 J. F. Kirk Hist. Charles the Bold (U.S. ed.) I. i. v. 241 He..watched the proceedings of his vassals with the prying eyes of a spy or with the mocking air of a railleur. 1872 Scribner's Monthly Oct. 744/2 When a soirée or other entertainment has been somewhat mixed, the Parisian railleur says, ‘C'était bien composé—comme un bal d'Auvergnats.’ 1923 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 38 651 Here is a contrast alike to the urbane railleur and the enthusiast-lover of beauty of the Characteristics. 2000 I. Rivers Reason, Grace, & Sentiment II. i. 37 Crito objects..that when a freethinker is with his disciples he recommends reasoning, but if he is pressed with reason by his opponents then he laughs at logic and assumes the airs of a gentleman and railleur. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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