riflern.¹

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪflə/,

/ˈrʌɪfl̩ə/, U.S.

/ˈraɪf(ə)lər/

Forms: Middle English rifeler, Middle English rifelor, Middle English rifflere, Middle English riflere, Middle English riflowr, Middle English ruyfler, Middle English ryfeler, Middle English ryfelowre, Middle English ryflar, Middle English ryflor, Middle English ryflowre, 1500s–1700s riffler, 1500s– rifler, 1600s– rifeler.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French ryflour ; rifle v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably partly (in early use) < Anglo-Norman ryflour (14th cent.), Middle French rifleur, riffleur robber, thief (late 15th cent.; < Anglo-Norman ryffler , rofler , rufler , rufeler , Anglo-Norman and Middle French rifler , riffler rifle v.¹ + -eur -eur suffix), and partly < rifle v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin riflator , rifliator (from 1327 in British sources), riflerius (after 1341 in a British source). Compare also rifling n.¹

1. A robber, a plunderer, a looter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > spoiler or plunderer > [noun]

riflera1350

ravenerc1384

pillerc1385

preyerc1390

raptora1398

peelera1425

despoiler1467

spulyierc1475

pillardc1485

ruggerc1485

pollera1513

booty-fellow1530

spoiler1535

caterpillar1541

kitea1556

ransacker?1576

predator1581

lurdan1589

worm1591

scraper1598

pillager?1611

ravager1611

bird of preya1616

depredator1626

plunderer1639

expilator1658

shark1713

depredationist1828

spoliator1831

rapiner1843

ravisher1851

a1350 Ann. St. Paul's in W. Stubbs Chron. Reigns Edward I & Edward II (1882) I. 321 Praedones appellabuntur ‘Riffleres’.

a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 121 (MED) [Death is] Riche mannis riflowr, Povere mannis purveyowr, Old mannis somenowr, Prowd mannis mirowr.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. vii. 316 (MED) Roberd the ryfeler [v.r. riflere] on reddite lokede.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 433 Ryflowre [Winch. Ryfelowre], depredator, spoliator.

c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iii. l. 197 Wolde þey..repreue robbers and riffleris of peple.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 688 Robbers, reuers, rauenouse ryfelers.

1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. B^v In Prigging Law. The towler, the Rifler.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Raffatore, a rifler.

1644 F. Quarles Loyall Convert 15 Cromwell, that profest defacer of Churches..and Rifeler of the Monuments of the dead.

1706 T. Betterton Amorous Widow iii. 30 If she dare be False to her Marriage Vows, she dies: And that base Rifler of her Fame shall bear her Company.

1750 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 379 The riflers..committed depredations on the most irreproachable persons, when any booty was to be got.

1832 G. Long Brit. Mus. Egyptian Antiq. I. iv. 172 The cover was found in digging for the entrance into the tomb on the outside, where it had been carried by some former rifler of the sepulchre.

1888 Times 24 Sept. 4/3 Its ancient fame and wealth have in all periods attracted riflers who have left but little for the gleaners of to-day.

1955 V. W. von Hagen Highway of Sun ix. 150 He had been, he confessed, a rifler of tombs.

1991 D. Winslow Cool Breeze on Underground i. 11 Neal was confused. Generally speaking, people whose pockets have been rifled don't buy lunch for the rifler.

†2. A hawk that rifles (rifle v.¹ 4). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [noun] > other actions

checkc1430

tiringc1450

rifler1486

canceleer1599

coast1614

gurgiting1614

raling1618

stooping1653

casta1793

1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. leaf avii^v As ofte as he doos so he Riflith; therfore such hawkys been called Rifeleres if they doo ofte so.

1607 T. Heywood Woman Kilde with Kindnesse sig. B2^v She did discomfite, Some of her feathers, but she brake away, Come, come, your Hawke is but a rifler.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 25 She's going to prove, after all, nothing better than a rifler.

1820 W. Scott Abbot I. vii. 156 I would rather have a rifler on my perch than a false knave at my elbow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

riflern.²

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪflə/,

/ˈrʌɪfl̩ə/, U.S.

/ˈraɪf(ə)lər/

Forms: see rifle n.³ and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rifle n.³, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < rifle n.³ + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier rifleman n.

= rifleman n. 1. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > one bearing or using handgun > rifle

hunter1753

rifleman1764

rifler1775

shirtman1775

jäger1776

yager1804

rifle shot1826

bersagliere1862

1775 S. Cooper Diary 27 Aug. in Amer. Hist. Rev. 6 318 Dr. Appleton abroad p.m. saw 120 Riflers f'm Maryland on their March to the Camp.

1776 McIntosh in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) I. 169 The two armed vessels..were attacked by parties of riflers ordered for that purpose.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 195 Morgan in front of his bold riflers towers.

1915 J. M. Hammond Quaint & Hist. Forts N. Amer. 294 A company of mounted riflers arrived at the post overland from Fort Leavenworth.

2002 J. P. Jones Three Across Northern Plains xv. 195 They were riflers. All had .44 Winchesters, oiled and polished.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rifler
释义	riflern.¹ Brit. /ˈrʌɪflə/, /ˈrʌɪfl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈraɪf(ə)lər/ Forms: Middle English rifeler, Middle English rifelor, Middle English rifflere, Middle English riflere, Middle English riflowr, Middle English ruyfler, Middle English ryfeler, Middle English ryfelowre, Middle English ryflar, Middle English ryflor, Middle English ryflowre, 1500s–1700s riffler, 1500s– rifler, 1600s– rifeler. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French ryflour ; rifle v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: Probably partly (in early use) < Anglo-Norman ryflour (14th cent.), Middle French rifleur, riffleur robber, thief (late 15th cent.; < Anglo-Norman ryffler , rofler , rufler , rufeler , Anglo-Norman and Middle French rifler , riffler rifle v.¹ + -eur -eur suffix), and partly < rifle v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin riflator , rifliator (from 1327 in British sources), riflerius (after 1341 in a British source). Compare also rifling n.¹ 1. A robber, a plunderer, a looter. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > spoiler or plunderer > [noun] riflera1350 ravenerc1384 pillerc1385 preyerc1390 raptora1398 peelera1425 despoiler1467 spulyierc1475 pillardc1485 ruggerc1485 pollera1513 booty-fellow1530 spoiler1535 caterpillar1541 kitea1556 ransacker?1576 predator1581 lurdan1589 worm1591 scraper1598 pillager?1611 ravager1611 bird of preya1616 depredator1626 plunderer1639 expilator1658 shark1713 depredationist1828 spoliator1831 rapiner1843 ravisher1851 a1350 Ann. St. Paul's in W. Stubbs Chron. Reigns Edward I & Edward II (1882) I. 321 Praedones appellabuntur ‘Riffleres’. a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 121 (MED) [Death is] Riche mannis riflowr, Povere mannis purveyowr, Old mannis somenowr, Prowd mannis mirowr. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. vii. 316 (MED) Roberd the ryfeler [v.r. riflere] on reddite lokede. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 433 Ryflowre [Winch. Ryfelowre], depredator, spoliator. c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) iii. l. 197 Wolde þey..repreue robbers and riffleris of peple. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 688 Robbers, reuers, rauenouse ryfelers. 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. B^v In Prigging Law. The towler, the Rifler. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Raffatore, a rifler. 1644 F. Quarles Loyall Convert 15 Cromwell, that profest defacer of Churches..and Rifeler of the Monuments of the dead. 1706 T. Betterton Amorous Widow iii. 30 If she dare be False to her Marriage Vows, she dies: And that base Rifler of her Fame shall bear her Company. 1750 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 379 The riflers..committed depredations on the most irreproachable persons, when any booty was to be got. 1832 G. Long Brit. Mus. Egyptian Antiq. I. iv. 172 The cover was found in digging for the entrance into the tomb on the outside, where it had been carried by some former rifler of the sepulchre. 1888 Times 24 Sept. 4/3 Its ancient fame and wealth have in all periods attracted riflers who have left but little for the gleaners of to-day. 1955 V. W. von Hagen Highway of Sun ix. 150 He had been, he confessed, a rifler of tombs. 1991 D. Winslow Cool Breeze on Underground i. 11 Neal was confused. Generally speaking, people whose pockets have been rifled don't buy lunch for the rifler. †2. A hawk that rifles (rifle v.¹ 4). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [noun] > other actions checkc1430 tiringc1450 rifler1486 canceleer1599 coast1614 gurgiting1614 raling1618 stooping1653 casta1793 1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. leaf avii^v As ofte as he doos so he Riflith; therfore such hawkys been called Rifeleres if they doo ofte so. 1607 T. Heywood Woman Kilde with Kindnesse sig. B2^v She did discomfite, Some of her feathers, but she brake away, Come, come, your Hawke is but a rifler. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 25 She's going to prove, after all, nothing better than a rifler. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. vii. 156 I would rather have a rifler on my perch than a false knave at my elbow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). riflern.² Brit. /ˈrʌɪflə/, /ˈrʌɪfl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈraɪf(ə)lər/ Forms: see rifle n.³ and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rifle n.³, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < rifle n.³ + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier rifleman n. = rifleman n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > one bearing or using handgun > rifle hunter1753 rifleman1764 rifler1775 shirtman1775 jäger1776 yager1804 rifle shot1826 bersagliere1862 1775 S. Cooper Diary 27 Aug. in Amer. Hist. Rev. 6 318 Dr. Appleton abroad p.m. saw 120 Riflers f'm Maryland on their March to the Camp. 1776 McIntosh in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) I. 169 The two armed vessels..were attacked by parties of riflers ordered for that purpose. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 195 Morgan in front of his bold riflers towers. 1915 J. M. Hammond Quaint & Hist. Forts N. Amer. 294 A company of mounted riflers arrived at the post overland from Fort Leavenworth. 2002 J. P. Jones Three Across Northern Plains xv. 195 They were riflers. All had .44 Winchesters, oiled and polished. 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