billetern.

Etymology: < billet v. + -er suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbilleter.

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a. An officer who makes out billets.

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†b. A soldier with a billet.

†c. One who selects by billet: see billet v. 5.

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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > secret voting > one who

billeter1640

ballotant1656

balloter1758

1640–4 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 206 Officers or Billiters of Souldiers, dead or run away.

1643 J. Bramhall Serpent Salve 181 So soon as he was gotten into Hull to fill their house with Billitters.

1663 W. Sharp in O. Airy Lauderdale Papers (1884) I. 127 The billeters may be disappoynted.

d. A person who receives a billetee into his or her household.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [noun] > with temporary accommodation > quartering upon others > receiver of billettee

billeter1939

1939 Picture Post 18 Nov. 44 The Government pays billeters 10s. a week for one child or 8s. 6d. each for more than one.

1966 New Statesman 11 Feb. 202/2 First, there's evacuation. ‘Are they coloured?’ asks a billeter. ‘I can't take eight people,’ says another.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	billeter
释义	billetern. Etymology: < billet v. + -er suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbilleter. Thesaurus » Categories » a. An officer who makes out billets. Thesaurus » Categories » †b. A soldier with a billet. †c. One who selects by billet: see billet v. 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > secret voting > one who billeter1640 ballotant1656 balloter1758 1640–4 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 206 Officers or Billiters of Souldiers, dead or run away. 1643 J. Bramhall Serpent Salve 181 So soon as he was gotten into Hull to fill their house with Billitters. 1663 W. Sharp in O. Airy Lauderdale Papers (1884) I. 127 The billeters may be disappoynted. d. A person who receives a billetee into his or her household. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [noun] > with temporary accommodation > quartering upon others > receiver of billettee billeter1939 1939 Picture Post 18 Nov. 44 The Government pays billeters 10s. a week for one child or 8s. 6d. each for more than one. 1966 New Statesman 11 Feb. 202/2 First, there's evacuation. ‘Are they coloured?’ asks a billeter. ‘I can't take eight people,’ says another. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1640
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