单词 | raillier |
释义 | railliern. rare after 18th cent. A person in the habit of using raillery. Cf. railleur n., rallier n.1In quot. 1993 as part of a discussion of David Hume (see quot. a1776). 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 1663 R. Stapleton Slighted Maid vi. 87 Here I past for an insignificant Poet, A Raillier, invited to all Tables, Where I but watch'd an Opportunity To poison you. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. ii. 288 An airy Gentleman of the World, and a thorow Raillyer. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. vi. 50 The free, gay, Raillier..of all our Sex's Foibles. a1776 D. Hume Dial. conc. Nat. Relig. (1935) ii. 149 You might cry out sceptic and raillier [1779 rallier] as much as you pleased. 1993 B. Logan Relig. without Talking vii. 156 As Pamphilus is unaware of the role of sceptical argumentation, he would be unable to distinguish between the jesting of a raillier and the sincerity of one holding a position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1663 |
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