rampsmann.

Brit.

/ˈrampsmən/, U.S.

/ˈræmpsmən/

Inflections: Plural rampsmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ramp n.⁶, man n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of ramp n.⁶ + man n.¹, probably after cracksman n., sportsman n., etc.

slang. Now historical.

A person who commits robbery with violence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun]

riperOE

robberc1175

laron13..

meecher?a1450

latron1613

mail robber?1793

rampsman1859

heister1927

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 80 Rampsman, a highway robber who uses violence when necessary.

1862 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) Extra vol. 31/2 The ‘Rampsman’ or ‘Cracksman’ plunders by force; as the burglar, footpad, &c.

1932 H. Walpole Fortress iii. iv. 467 The perils of London—the cracksmen, the rampsmen, the snorrers and thimble-screwers.

1975 M. Crichton Great Train Robbery xiii. 72 Barlow was a reformed buzzer turned rampsman—a pickpocket who had degenerated to plain mugging.

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

单词	rampsman
释义	rampsmann. Brit. /ˈrampsmən/, U.S. /ˈræmpsmən/ Inflections: Plural rampsmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ramp n.⁶, man n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of ramp n.⁶ + man n.¹, probably after cracksman n., sportsman n., etc. slang. Now historical. A person who commits robbery with violence. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] riperOE robberc1175 laron13.. meecher?a1450 latron1613 mail robber?1793 rampsman1859 heister1927 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 80 Rampsman, a highway robber who uses violence when necessary. 1862 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) Extra vol. 31/2 The ‘Rampsman’ or ‘Cracksman’ plunders by force; as the burglar, footpad, &c. 1932 H. Walpole Fortress iii. iv. 467 The perils of London—the cracksmen, the rampsmen, the snorrers and thimble-screwers. 1975 M. Crichton Great Train Robbery xiii. 72 Barlow was a reformed buzzer turned rampsman—a pickpocket who had degenerated to plain mugging. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1859
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