screevern.

Brit.

/ˈskriːvə/, U.S.

/ˈskrivər/

Forms: 1800s scriever, 1800s– screever.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screeve v.⁴, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < screeve v.⁴ + -er suffix¹. Compare screeving n.²

slang.

1. A person who draws or writes on paving stones; esp. one who creates pictures on paving stones, typically using coloured chalks, in order to earn money from passers-by; (later more generally) a pavement artist.In quot. 1841 with reference to a beggar writing appeals for money on paving stones; cf. sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > pavement artist

shallow screever1839

screever1841

flagstone artist1862

pavement artist1869

1841 Exposure of Impositions practised by Vagrants 30 There are many cadgers who write short sentences with chalk on the flags, and some of them can do it remarkably well; these are called screevers.

1876 J. H. Ewing Jan of Windmill xxxv. 336 The horrors of his life as a screever.

1894 H. S. Marks Pen & Pencil Sketches II. 100 The pavement-artist, or ‘scriever’, as he is called in the profession.

1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out xxx. 221 Bozo contemptuously pointed out an old white-bearded screever fifty yards away.

2012 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 5 Aug. d8 The lineup includes a pottery demonstration, portrait painter, pet portrait artist, caricature artist, plein air demo and a screever (a sidewalk artist).

2. A person who writes documents for others to use, often in exchange for payment; esp. one who writes letters or other documents used by beggars, swindlers, etc., to appeal for money from or deceive others. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > begging-letter writer

begging-letter-writer1846

high-flyer1851

screever1851

society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun] > letter-writer > writer of begging letter

screever1851

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 313/1 ‘He writes a good hand,’ exclaimed one, as the screever wrote the petition.

1866 London Misc. 3 Mar. 57/1 You'd better be a screever if they ask you.

1906 G. R. Sims Living London (rev. ed.) III. 157/1 The writer, or ‘screever’ as he is called, does not make any personal calls. He smokes his pipe comfortably at home, and concocts the epistles.

2002 A. Prince Oranges & Murder (new ed.) v. 32 Quill Quennell, they called him, the screever—a man who would write a letter for anyone who asked, provided they had a penny. He was good at begging-letters, people said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	screever
释义	screevern. Brit. /ˈskriːvə/, U.S. /ˈskrivər/ Forms: 1800s scriever, 1800s– screever. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screeve v.⁴, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < screeve v.⁴ + -er suffix¹. Compare screeving n.² slang. 1. A person who draws or writes on paving stones; esp. one who creates pictures on paving stones, typically using coloured chalks, in order to earn money from passers-by; (later more generally) a pavement artist.In quot. 1841 with reference to a beggar writing appeals for money on paving stones; cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > pavement artist shallow screever1839 screever1841 flagstone artist1862 pavement artist1869 1841 Exposure of Impositions practised by Vagrants 30 There are many cadgers who write short sentences with chalk on the flags, and some of them can do it remarkably well; these are called screevers. 1876 J. H. Ewing Jan of Windmill xxxv. 336 The horrors of his life as a screever. 1894 H. S. Marks Pen & Pencil Sketches II. 100 The pavement-artist, or ‘scriever’, as he is called in the profession. 1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out xxx. 221 Bozo contemptuously pointed out an old white-bearded screever fifty yards away. 2012 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 5 Aug. d8 The lineup includes a pottery demonstration, portrait painter, pet portrait artist, caricature artist, plein air demo and a screever (a sidewalk artist). 2. A person who writes documents for others to use, often in exchange for payment; esp. one who writes letters or other documents used by beggars, swindlers, etc., to appeal for money from or deceive others. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar > begging-letter writer begging-letter-writer1846 high-flyer1851 screever1851 society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun] > letter-writer > writer of begging letter screever1851 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 313/1 ‘He writes a good hand,’ exclaimed one, as the screever wrote the petition. 1866 London Misc. 3 Mar. 57/1 You'd better be a screever if they ask you. 1906 G. R. Sims Living London (rev. ed.) III. 157/1 The writer, or ‘screever’ as he is called, does not make any personal calls. He smokes his pipe comfortably at home, and concocts the epistles. 2002 A. Prince Oranges & Murder (new ed.) v. 32 Quill Quennell, they called him, the screever—a man who would write a letter for anyone who asked, provided they had a penny. He was good at begging-letters, people said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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