readjustern.

Brit.

/riːəˈdʒʌstə/, U.S.

/ˌriəˈdʒəstər/

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

Etymology: < readjust v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who readjusts something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > one who or that which

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mendera1382

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renovator1827

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Mr Fixit1924

fixer-upper1932

the world > time > change > [noun] > change within limits, variation, or modification > again > one who

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1850 Morning Chron. 12 Sept. 5/5 The dock cooper is the repairer, re-adjuster, or re-fitter of the full casks unshipped at the dock.

1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. 256 Turner was..a selector, reviser, a readjuster of Nature.

1911 Marion (Ohio) Weekly Star 22 July 5/4 Death is the great readjuster of life.

1943 Nevada State Jrnl. 3 Jan. 2/3 Post war readjustment is going to be a problem, and Secretary Hull's a champion readjuster.

2001 M. Soni Mystic Chords 6 There are different cultures and societies, and each one of them needs its ‘re-adjusters’ to hold up a mirror to its prevalent delusions... Modern songwriters..can serve as such re-adjusters.

2. U.S. Also with capital initial. A citizen of Virginia who advocated a reduced repayment of the debt incurred by that state before the Civil War; spec. a member of a political faction that supported this position, formed in 1877–8 and active through the 1880s. Cf. funder n. 2. Now historical.

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1877 Rockingham Reg. (Harrisonburg, Va.) 20 Sept. To meet the emergency you should send none by readjusters to the Legislature.

1879 N.Y. Times 18 Jan. 2/3 That the ‘readjusters’ are in the majority in the State [of Virginia] seems admitted.

1879 Nation (N.Y.) 6 Feb. 94/2 The sub-committee decided to submit the proposition to the Joint Finance Committee without recommendation... The only persons in Virginia hostile to this proposition will probably be the ‘readjusters’, who do not wish to pay more than three per cent., demand that the bondholders should yield their only security, the tax-paying coupons, and clamor for ‘concessions’.

1883 Glasgow Weekly Herald 1 Sept. 3/2 The readjuster reminds the negro that he was a slave when this debt was formed..and should not be taxed for the interest.

1914 A. C. McLaughlin & A. B. Hart Cycl. Amer. Govt. I. 572/2 In Virginia [in 1880] there were two tickets, those of the ‘regulars’ and the ‘readjusters’.

2002 B. D. Simpson in R. F. Engs & R. M. Miller Birth of Grand Old Party vi. 164 Southern gentlemen of property and standing preferred to stay in the ranks of the Democratic party, sometimes battling in-state foes who pressed for economic change, as in the Readjuster movement in Virginia.

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

单词	readjuster
释义	readjustern. Brit. /riːəˈdʒʌstə/, U.S. /ˌriəˈdʒəstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: readjust v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < readjust v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who readjusts something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > one who or that which corrector1377 mendera1382 physiciana1398 amenderc1405 redresserc1449 corrigiour1474 repairer?1504 redressc1530 remeder1535 righter1566 rectifier1607 redressor1643 corrective1768 renovator1827 readjuster1850 Mr Fixit1924 fixer-upper1932 the world > time > change > [noun] > change within limits, variation, or modification > again > one who readjuster1850 1850 Morning Chron. 12 Sept. 5/5 The dock cooper is the repairer, re-adjuster, or re-fitter of the full casks unshipped at the dock. 1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. 256 Turner was..a selector, reviser, a readjuster of Nature. 1911 Marion (Ohio) Weekly Star 22 July 5/4 Death is the great readjuster of life. 1943 Nevada State Jrnl. 3 Jan. 2/3 Post war readjustment is going to be a problem, and Secretary Hull's a champion readjuster. 2001 M. Soni Mystic Chords 6 There are different cultures and societies, and each one of them needs its ‘re-adjusters’ to hold up a mirror to its prevalent delusions... Modern songwriters..can serve as such re-adjusters. 2. U.S. Also with capital initial. A citizen of Virginia who advocated a reduced repayment of the debt incurred by that state before the Civil War; spec. a member of a political faction that supported this position, formed in 1877–8 and active through the 1880s. Cf. funder n. 2. Now historical. ΚΠ 1877 Rockingham Reg. (Harrisonburg, Va.) 20 Sept. To meet the emergency you should send none by readjusters to the Legislature. 1879 N.Y. Times 18 Jan. 2/3 That the ‘readjusters’ are in the majority in the State [of Virginia] seems admitted. 1879 Nation (N.Y.) 6 Feb. 94/2 The sub-committee decided to submit the proposition to the Joint Finance Committee without recommendation... The only persons in Virginia hostile to this proposition will probably be the ‘readjusters’, who do not wish to pay more than three per cent., demand that the bondholders should yield their only security, the tax-paying coupons, and clamor for ‘concessions’. 1883 Glasgow Weekly Herald 1 Sept. 3/2 The readjuster reminds the negro that he was a slave when this debt was formed..and should not be taxed for the interest. 1914 A. C. McLaughlin & A. B. Hart Cycl. Amer. Govt. I. 572/2 In Virginia [in 1880] there were two tickets, those of the ‘regulars’ and the ‘readjusters’. 2002 B. D. Simpson in R. F. Engs & R. M. Miller Birth of Grand Old Party vi. 164 Southern gentlemen of property and standing preferred to stay in the ranks of the Democratic party, sometimes battling in-state foes who pressed for economic change, as in the Readjuster movement in Virginia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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