birchern.¹

Brit.

/ˈbəːtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈbərtʃər/

Etymology: < birch v. + -er suffix¹.

One who administers a birch-rod; a flogger.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > one who administers birch

bircher1888

1888 Church Times 13 July 622 The renowned bircher [sc. Dr. Keate].

1908 Daily Chron. 18 June 4/7 The vicarious cane is considered by birchers of experience to be an unsatisfactory substitute for the birch rod itself.

1953 L. Paul Sir T. More ii. 30 Erasmus relates that often after a common meal a schoolmaster would pick out a boy and hand him over for punishment to a bircher.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

Birchern.²

/ˈbəːtʃə/

Etymology: < the name of John Birch, a U.S.A.F. officer killed in 1945, sometimes referred to as ‘the first casualty of the Cold War’.

A member or supporter of the John Birch Society, an extreme right-wing American organization founded in 1958 by Robert Welch.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > political associations or societies > members of

Wiskinkie1800

funder1872

granger1875

Tammanyite1882

Bundist1907

America Firster1927

Bircher1961

Birchite1961

John Bircher1961

1961 in Amer. Speech (1962) 37 145 ‘Birchers’ active in S.F.

1963 Economist 5 Oct. 43/2 Shrugging off the Birchers has not prevented the Senator [sc. Mr. Goldwater] from continuing to denounce some of the President's leading advisors.

1968 J. Updike Couples iv. 299 A lot of melancholy fill-in about Dallas the Birchers' paradise.

Derivatives

ˈBirchite n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > political associations

Tammanial1791

America First1925

Birchite1961

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > political associations or societies > members of

Wiskinkie1800

funder1872

granger1875

Tammanyite1882

Bundist1907

America Firster1927

Bircher1961

Birchite1961

John Bircher1961

1961 in Amer. Speech (1962) 37 145 In Birchite circles.

1961 Guardian 25 Nov. 7/2 Robert Welch, the Birchites' leader.

1962 Economist 17 Nov. 666/1 Two veterans of Congress whose Birchite connections had been unknown in previous elections.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	bircher
释义	birchern.¹ Brit. /ˈbəːtʃə/, U.S. /ˈbərtʃər/ Etymology: < birch v. + -er suffix¹. One who administers a birch-rod; a flogger. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > one who administers birch bircher1888 1888 Church Times 13 July 622 The renowned bircher [sc. Dr. Keate]. 1908 Daily Chron. 18 June 4/7 The vicarious cane is considered by birchers of experience to be an unsatisfactory substitute for the birch rod itself. 1953 L. Paul Sir T. More ii. 30 Erasmus relates that often after a common meal a schoolmaster would pick out a boy and hand him over for punishment to a bircher. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). Birchern.² /ˈbəːtʃə/ Etymology: < the name of John Birch, a U.S.A.F. officer killed in 1945, sometimes referred to as ‘the first casualty of the Cold War’. A member or supporter of the John Birch Society, an extreme right-wing American organization founded in 1958 by Robert Welch. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > political associations or societies > members of Wiskinkie1800 funder1872 granger1875 Tammanyite1882 Bundist1907 America Firster1927 Bircher1961 Birchite1961 John Bircher1961 1961 in Amer. Speech (1962) 37 145 ‘Birchers’ active in S.F. 1963 Economist 5 Oct. 43/2 Shrugging off the Birchers has not prevented the Senator [sc. Mr. Goldwater] from continuing to denounce some of the President's leading advisors. 1968 J. Updike Couples iv. 299 A lot of melancholy fill-in about Dallas the Birchers' paradise. Derivatives ˈBirchite n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [adjective] > political associations Tammanial1791 America First1925 Birchite1961 society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > political associations or societies > members of Wiskinkie1800 funder1872 granger1875 Tammanyite1882 Bundist1907 America Firster1927 Bircher1961 Birchite1961 John Bircher1961 1961 in Amer. Speech (1962) 37 145 In Birchite circles. 1961 Guardian 25 Nov. 7/2 Robert Welch, the Birchites' leader. 1962 Economist 17 Nov. 666/1 Two veterans of Congress whose Birchite connections had been unknown in previous elections. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.¹1888n.²1961
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