redefectorn.

Brit.

/ˌriːdᵻˈfɛktə/, U.S.

/ˌridəˈfɛktər/,

/ˌridiˈfɛktər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, defector n.

Etymology: < re- prefix + defector n., after redefect v. Compare redefection n.

A person who redefects.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > emigrant > returning

reimmigrant1864

redefector1956

1956 J. G. Stoessinger Refugee & World Community xi. 195 ‘I will go home and they will put me in a labor camp,’ a redefector stated recently; ‘it will be no worse than what I have here and if I must die, at least it will be among my own people.’

1963 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 7 Aug. 36/2 West German social workers concede the justice of complaints by many of the re-defectors that they are treated as ‘outcasts’ in West Germany.

1974 V. Marchetti & J. D. Marks CIA & Cult of Intelligence (1975) vii. 189 The redefector probably will reveal everything he knows about the CIA in order to ease his penalty for having defected in the first place.

2000 A. Puddington Broadcasting Freedom p. xvi Our office also had its very own redefector, a young Lithuanian named Bronius.

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

单词	redefector
释义	redefectorn. Brit. /ˌriːdᵻˈfɛktə/, U.S. /ˌridəˈfɛktər/, /ˌridiˈfɛktər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, defector n. Etymology: < re- prefix + defector n., after redefect v. Compare redefection n. A person who redefects. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > emigrant > returning reimmigrant1864 redefector1956 1956 J. G. Stoessinger Refugee & World Community xi. 195 ‘I will go home and they will put me in a labor camp,’ a redefector stated recently; ‘it will be no worse than what I have here and if I must die, at least it will be among my own people.’ 1963 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 7 Aug. 36/2 West German social workers concede the justice of complaints by many of the re-defectors that they are treated as ‘outcasts’ in West Germany. 1974 V. Marchetti & J. D. Marks CIA & Cult of Intelligence (1975) vii. 189 The redefector probably will reveal everything he knows about the CIA in order to ease his penalty for having defected in the first place. 2000 A. Puddington Broadcasting Freedom p. xvi Our office also had its very own redefector, a young Lithuanian named Bronius. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
随便看	settaine settecento setted settee settee-bed settee-sail setteebed settees setteesail setter setter-forth setter-on setter-out setter-to setter-up setterforth settergrass setterland setteron setterout setters setters-on setters-out setters-to setters-up