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单词 ride man
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ride mann.2

Brit. /ˈrʌɪd ˌman/, U.S. /ˈraɪd ˌmæn/
Inflections: Plural ride men.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ride n.2, man n.1
Etymology: < ride n.2 + man n.1
slang.
1. North American. A person who operates a ride (ride n.2 4b) at an amusement park or the like.
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society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [noun] > fun fair > worker
ride man1926
carny1931
1926 Amer. Mercury Dec. 464/2 Every reader along Broadway knows that ‘Lemon Stands Don't Interest Ride Men’ means that poor-paying amusement parks fail to attract operators of roller-coasters, chute-the-chutes and carousels.
1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §524/9 Ride man, a roller-coaster operator.
1985 G. Sorrows All about Carnivals 25 Most ride men make below standard wages, sleep in trucks, and seldom have facilities to bathe, but still hold a reputation for being a ladies man.
2001 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 25 Aug. c4 The oldest ride man at the Ex—he's worked carnivals for 55 years—makes sure his customers are safely seated..and insists he doesn't do interviews.
2. Jazz. A musician who improvises solos; esp. the main soloist of an ensemble. Now rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > jazz musician > types of
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swing man1903
honky-tonker1910
Chicagoan1924
stomper1925
Dixielander1927
modernist1932
swinger1934
ride man1935
all-star1937
swingster1937
hamfat1938
mouldy fig1945
traditionalist1949
trad1951
West Coaster1954
mainstreamer1961
soulster1961
New Thinger1964
1935 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 38/2 Ride-men is the term applied to the improvisers of these licks.
1937 New Yorker 17 Apr. 28 He's considered the champion ride-man of the country in the agony-pipe [sc. clarinet] division of the profession.
1947 N.Y. Amsterdam News 1 Feb. 21/5 Buck Clayton, former Count Basie ‘ride man’ on trumpet.
1970 C. Major Dict. Afro-Amer. Slang 97 Ride man,..in jazz, the leading soloist, who establishes the pace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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