round-townern.

Brit.

/ˌraʊndˈtaʊnə/, U.S.

/ˌraʊn(d)ˈtaʊnər/

Forms: see round adv. and prep. and town n. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: round prep., town n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < round prep. + town n. + -er suffix¹.

Now rare.

A person who spends time, esp. idly or aimlessly, around a town.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place

market beaterc1405

market dasher1440

market runner?c1475

benchera1533

bench-whistler1542

bench-babbler1549

Paul's man1616

Paul's-walker1658

benchwarmer1662

round-towner1775

wharf-rat1823

boulevardier1879

sidewalk superintendent1879

bar-loafer1889

stoepsitter1934

beach bum1962

1775 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 10 Oct. (1778) I hope I shall never pay-off another 'Round Towner.

1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 36 The Roundtowners are wholly ineligible as in-door Servants.

1894 Munsey's Mag. Jan. 351/2 The Tontine Coffee House, a favorite resort of merchants and the 'round towners at Wall and Water Streets.

1999 Gleaner (Nexis) 11 Nov. We are strategically located on the Washington Boulevard in Kingston, which facilitates those out-of-towners and round-towners who are trying to avoid the hustle and bustle of traffic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round-towner
释义	round-townern. Brit. /ˌraʊndˈtaʊnə/, U.S. /ˌraʊn(d)ˈtaʊnər/ Forms: see round adv. and prep. and town n. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: round prep., town n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < round prep. + town n. + -er suffix¹. Now rare. A person who spends time, esp. idly or aimlessly, around a town. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place market beaterc1405 market dasher1440 market runner?c1475 benchera1533 bench-whistler1542 bench-babbler1549 Paul's man1616 Paul's-walker1658 benchwarmer1662 round-towner1775 wharf-rat1823 boulevardier1879 sidewalk superintendent1879 bar-loafer1889 stoepsitter1934 beach bum1962 1775 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 10 Oct. (1778) I hope I shall never pay-off another 'Round Towner. 1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 36 The Roundtowners are wholly ineligible as in-door Servants. 1894 Munsey's Mag. Jan. 351/2 The Tontine Coffee House, a favorite resort of merchants and the 'round towners at Wall and Water Streets. 1999 Gleaner (Nexis) 11 Nov. We are strategically located on the Washington Boulevard in Kingston, which facilitates those out-of-towners and round-towners who are trying to avoid the hustle and bustle of traffic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1775
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