Rafflesn.

Brit.

/ˈraflz/, U.S.

/ˈræfəlz/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Raffles.

Etymology: < the name of Arthur J. Raffles, the fictitious hero of a number of short stories and other works by E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), English writer, first published in 1898.

allusive.

A person likened to A. J. Raffles; esp. an educated or upper-class man who engages in crime, a ‘gentleman thief’. Also attributive: of or relating to A. J. Raffles.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal

felon1297

misdemeanor1533

misfeasor1631

Alsatian1688

cosh-man1869

strong arm1893

street man1904

war criminal1906

Raffles1907

lone wolf1909

muscle man1929

single-o1930

hot rod1936

cosh1937

muscle boy1940

muscle1942

cosh-boy1953

cosh-bandit1954

slag1955

frightener1962

scammer1972

shonk1981

bail bandit1991

1907 F. W. Chandler Lit. Roguery II. xii. 494 Roguery like this can show little in common with the gallant rascality of a Turpin or with the subtle wiles of a Raffles.

1930 G. Smithson Raffles in Real Life i. 18 By steady, if somewhat painful, steps, I had graduated from a middle-class cracksman to a Raffles of the gentleman type.

1948 G. Frost Flying Squad ii. 22 Another member of the team was a Raffles who boasted that he was the illegitimate son of a famous Society woman, and was known to his pals as The Duke.

1960 John o' London's 31 Mar. 384/3 An educated renegade..in the classic Raffles tradition.

2006 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Sept. 22 A burglar dubbed a modern-day Raffles is on the run after escaping from custody.

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

单词	raffles
释义	Rafflesn. Brit. /ˈraflz/, U.S. /ˈræfəlz/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Raffles. Etymology: < the name of Arthur J. Raffles, the fictitious hero of a number of short stories and other works by E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), English writer, first published in 1898. allusive. A person likened to A. J. Raffles; esp. an educated or upper-class man who engages in crime, a ‘gentleman thief’. Also attributive: of or relating to A. J. Raffles. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal felon1297 misdemeanor1533 misfeasor1631 Alsatian1688 cosh-man1869 strong arm1893 street man1904 war criminal1906 Raffles1907 lone wolf1909 muscle man1929 single-o1930 hot rod1936 cosh1937 muscle boy1940 muscle1942 cosh-boy1953 cosh-bandit1954 slag1955 frightener1962 scammer1972 shonk1981 bail bandit1991 1907 F. W. Chandler Lit. Roguery II. xii. 494 Roguery like this can show little in common with the gallant rascality of a Turpin or with the subtle wiles of a Raffles. 1930 G. Smithson Raffles in Real Life i. 18 By steady, if somewhat painful, steps, I had graduated from a middle-class cracksman to a Raffles of the gentleman type. 1948 G. Frost Flying Squad ii. 22 Another member of the team was a Raffles who boasted that he was the illegitimate son of a famous Society woman, and was known to his pals as The Duke. 1960 John o' London's 31 Mar. 384/3 An educated renegade..in the classic Raffles tradition. 2006 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Sept. 22 A burglar dubbed a modern-day Raffles is on the run after escaping from custody. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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