rafflern.¹

Brit.

/ˈrafl̩ə/,

/ˈraflə/, U.S.

/ˈræf(ə)lər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: raffle v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < raffle v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

A person who participates in or organizes a raffle. Formerly also: spec. †a dealer in china ornaments (see quot. 1851) (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > lottery or raffle > [noun] > organizers

King Ragmanc1450

lottery man1664

lottery cavalier1682

raffler1707

ticket-jobber1737

lottery broker1754

1707 J. Stevens tr. Life E. Gonzales vii, in Spanish Libertines 380 My Pies were Raffled for at a Crown a piece... Some of the Rafflers would tell me, The Meat was very Tough.

1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. v. 232 The rafflers were not yet assembled.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 371/2 The trade in China ornaments..is carried on both in the regular way and by means of raffles. At some public-houses, indeed, the China ornament dealers are called ‘rafflers’.

1869 A. O. Hall in Galaxy Jan. 93 A picturesque crowd of gift enterprisers and rafflers and confidence men throng about the brakeman.

1907 Times 27 Aug. 7/6 There would be little gain in making a martyr of the raffler or the ‘Limerick’ writer who has put his sixpence on the chance of winning a big prize.

1924 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 25 Dec. 3/1 (headline) Laugh is on rafflers of nice ‘meerschaum’.

1990 Independent (Nexis) 31 Mar. 49 Rafflers usually come away with dire warnings about the impossibilities of satisfying lawyers and finding enough ticket-buyers.

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

† rafflern.²

Forms: 1700s raffler, 1700s rafler.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ruffler n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of, or a typographical error for, ruffler n.¹ Compare later raffle v.³English regional raffler worthless person (recorded chiefly from Yorkshire in the 19th cent.: see Eng. Dial. Dict. at raffle sb.², adj., v.²) apparently shows a different word ( < English regional (Yorkshire) raffle to lead a dissolute life (one isolated 19th-cent. attestation; < raffle n.²) + -er suffix¹).

Obsolete. rare.

A quarrelsome person, a person who makes a disturbance. Cf. ruffler n.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness > quarrelsome person

conteckerc1300

brawler1377

strivera1400

debater1413

tuilyier1444

briguer1496

Sir Wrig-wraga1529

brabbler1570

squarer1600

pickeerer1656

rafflerc1750

roit1825

pickeer1888

c1750 Long Meg of Westminster xiii. 24 If any raffler [var. rafler; 1680 ruffler] came in, and made a quarrel..thrust him out of doors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	raffler
释义	rafflern.¹ Brit. /ˈrafl̩ə/, /ˈraflə/, U.S. /ˈræf(ə)lər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: raffle v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < raffle v.¹ + -er suffix¹. A person who participates in or organizes a raffle. Formerly also: spec. †a dealer in china ornaments (see quot. 1851) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > lottery or raffle > [noun] > organizers King Ragmanc1450 lottery man1664 lottery cavalier1682 raffler1707 ticket-jobber1737 lottery broker1754 1707 J. Stevens tr. Life E. Gonzales vii, in Spanish Libertines 380 My Pies were Raffled for at a Crown a piece... Some of the Rafflers would tell me, The Meat was very Tough. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. v. 232 The rafflers were not yet assembled. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 371/2 The trade in China ornaments..is carried on both in the regular way and by means of raffles. At some public-houses, indeed, the China ornament dealers are called ‘rafflers’. 1869 A. O. Hall in Galaxy Jan. 93 A picturesque crowd of gift enterprisers and rafflers and confidence men throng about the brakeman. 1907 Times 27 Aug. 7/6 There would be little gain in making a martyr of the raffler or the ‘Limerick’ writer who has put his sixpence on the chance of winning a big prize. 1924 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 25 Dec. 3/1 (headline) Laugh is on rafflers of nice ‘meerschaum’. 1990 Independent (Nexis) 31 Mar. 49 Rafflers usually come away with dire warnings about the impossibilities of satisfying lawyers and finding enough ticket-buyers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † rafflern.² Forms: 1700s raffler, 1700s rafler. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ruffler n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of, or a typographical error for, ruffler n.¹ Compare later raffle v.³English regional raffler worthless person (recorded chiefly from Yorkshire in the 19th cent.: see Eng. Dial. Dict. at raffle sb.², adj., v.²) apparently shows a different word ( < English regional (Yorkshire) raffle to lead a dissolute life (one isolated 19th-cent. attestation; < raffle n.²) + -er suffix¹). Obsolete. rare. A quarrelsome person, a person who makes a disturbance. Cf. ruffler n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness > quarrelsome person conteckerc1300 brawler1377 strivera1400 debater1413 tuilyier1444 briguer1496 Sir Wrig-wraga1529 brabbler1570 squarer1600 pickeerer1656 rafflerc1750 roit1825 pickeer1888 c1750 Long Meg of Westminster xiii. 24 If any raffler [var. rafler; 1680 ruffler] came in, and made a quarrel..thrust him out of doors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹1707n.²c1750
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