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单词 regaler
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regalern.

Brit. /rᵻˈɡeɪlə/, U.S. /rəˈɡeɪlər/, /riˈɡeɪlər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: regale v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < regale v. + -er suffix1.
A person who or thing which regales (in various senses).
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1740 M. D. tr. Marquis d'Argens Jewish Spy V. clxxiii. 116 Not thinking their Wine good enough, he sent two of his Regalers [Fr. Hôtes] to fetch some from the French Consul's.
1745 S. Mason Good & Bad Effects Tea 30 Many Persons..have been great Regalers in Tea.
1871 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 2 Feb. The..strawberries did their duties, and the guests began to regard their regaler not as a debtor but as a host.
1975 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 6 Jan. a7/5 For an hour and a half I was the regaler and she was the willing regalee.
2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. v. 25 The story..rendered the regaler the instant life of the party.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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