recreatorn.²

Brit.

/ˈrɛkrɪeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈrɛkriˌeɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: recreate v.¹, -or suffix.

Etymology: < recreate v.¹ + -or suffix, perhaps after post-classical Latin recreator (see re-creator n.¹). Compare earlier re-creator n.¹

1. A person who or thing which refreshes, reinvigorates, or enlivens someone. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment

mirtha1250

solacec1290

recreationc1400

esbatement1477

pastime1490

pastancea1500

passe-temps1542

entertainment1561

relief?1578

fancy1590

sport1598

abridgement1600

entertain1601

recreative1615

amusatory1618

nutsa1625

diverter1628

recreator1629

passatempo1632

amuser1724

fun1726

dissipation1733

resource1752

distraction1859

enlivening1859

good, clean fun1867

enlivenment1883

light relief1885

laugh1921

not one's scene1962

violon d'Ingres1963

1629 A. Top Bk. Prayses (new ed.) ii. lxviii. sig. P God..which..is a provident father for the fatherless, and a comfortable husband for the widow, and a good companion for solitary folk, and a Recreator of the restrained..and a condemner of the rebellious; for which hee willeth all triumph.

1862 Methodist Q. Rev. Jan. 19 Drill is the recreator of the man.

1884 H. R. Haweis My Musical Mem. xi. 70 Music's future destiny as a vast civilizer, recreator, health-giver [etc.].

1911 T. Scott Friendship of Bks. iv. 155 As friends and companions, as teachers and consolers, as recreators and amusers books are always with us.

2. A person who pursues recreational activities. Now chiefly North American.

ΚΠ

1703 H. Hingeston Mahir Godel 73 Those miserable Players and Recreators are in those Sports and Pastimes treading their Steps to Eternal Woe.

1829 Gentleman's Mag. June 535/1 The Brighton Road Book..is an useful guide to the recreators at that fashionable watering place.

1955 Social Forces 34 192/2 What are the general characteristics of a typical Southern recreator?

1986 New Yorker 1 Dec. 96/2 Flooding the canyon would perhaps triple the number of ‘recreators’ it could accommodate.

2006 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 3 Dec. (Travel section) 5 Winter recreators who don't care for Olympics hype probably will see any sign of pre-Games construction as a headache.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recreator
释义	recreatorn.² Brit. /ˈrɛkrɪeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈrɛkriˌeɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: recreate v.¹, -or suffix. Etymology: < recreate v.¹ + -or suffix, perhaps after post-classical Latin recreator (see re-creator n.¹). Compare earlier re-creator n.¹ 1. A person who or thing which refreshes, reinvigorates, or enlivens someone. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment mirtha1250 solacec1290 recreationc1400 esbatement1477 pastime1490 pastancea1500 passe-temps1542 entertainment1561 relief?1578 fancy1590 sport1598 abridgement1600 entertain1601 recreative1615 amusatory1618 nutsa1625 diverter1628 recreator1629 passatempo1632 amuser1724 fun1726 dissipation1733 resource1752 distraction1859 enlivening1859 good, clean fun1867 enlivenment1883 light relief1885 laugh1921 not one's scene1962 violon d'Ingres1963 1629 A. Top Bk. Prayses (new ed.) ii. lxviii. sig. P God..which..is a provident father for the fatherless, and a comfortable husband for the widow, and a good companion for solitary folk, and a Recreator of the restrained..and a condemner of the rebellious; for which hee willeth all triumph. 1862 Methodist Q. Rev. Jan. 19 Drill is the recreator of the man. 1884 H. R. Haweis My Musical Mem. xi. 70 Music's future destiny as a vast civilizer, recreator, health-giver [etc.]. 1911 T. Scott Friendship of Bks. iv. 155 As friends and companions, as teachers and consolers, as recreators and amusers books are always with us. 2. A person who pursues recreational activities. Now chiefly North American. ΚΠ 1703 H. Hingeston Mahir Godel 73 Those miserable Players and Recreators are in those Sports and Pastimes treading their Steps to Eternal Woe. 1829 Gentleman's Mag. June 535/1 The Brighton Road Book..is an useful guide to the recreators at that fashionable watering place. 1955 Social Forces 34 192/2 What are the general characteristics of a typical Southern recreator? 1986 New Yorker 1 Dec. 96/2 Flooding the canyon would perhaps triple the number of ‘recreators’ it could accommodate. 2006 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 3 Dec. (Travel section) 5 Winter recreators who don't care for Olympics hype probably will see any sign of pre-Games construction as a headache. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : re-creatorn.¹ < n.²1629 see also
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