单词 | recoiler |
释义 | recoilern. A person who recoils (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > retiring, withdrawing, or retreating > one who regredient1612 recoilera1670 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > deserting a person or thing > one who forsakera1382 fleeter1581 defector1615 deserter?a1645 desertrice1645 recoilera1670 turn-away1688 defectant1874 a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 98 He became an humble Suppliant to his Majesty, that he might have his Leave to return for Italy... As if this recoiler had told him no news, he spake but little, and dismissed him. 1776 J. Langley Sacred Hymns ciii. 110 Let the Recoiler cease, Nor ever more repine, But bear the Stroke in Peace. 1813 Memoir Sir J. E. Smith (1832) II. 351 Shall the Patriot e'er prove a recoiler? 1840 R. Browning Sordello iv. 758 Recoil? That's nought; if the recoiler leaves His name for me to fight with, no one grieves. 1940 E. von Arnim Mr Skeffington x. 318 I've had enough of recoilers. 2007 Chron. Higher Educ. (Nexis) 19 Jan. 3 Ms. Mentor shares your bewilderment about academics who recoil when praised... Maybe the recoilers have had difficult childhoods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1670 |
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