self-improvern.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvə/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfəmˈpruvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, improver n.¹

Etymology: < self- prefix + improver n.¹, after self-improvement n.

A person who improves himself or herself, esp. one who is responsible for his or her own education; a person who practises self-improvement.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [noun] > improvement in moral condition > improvement by one's own efforts > one who

self-improvera1658

a1658 J. Durham Pract. Expos. X. Commandements (1675) v. 337 These self-improvers of self, became also self-magnifiers.

1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. 1 The self-improver is both a labourer and a field of labour; a labourer in his own field.

1911 Bookman July 500/1 Indignant dilettanti, ‘cultured’ repudiators and self-improvers, all bent on showing the best of taste and as much as possible of their education.

1994 J. Updike Brazil ix. 67 César was a considerable self-improver: he made a point of reading at least one book per week.

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

单词	self-improver
释义	self-improvern. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻmˈpruːvə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəmˈpruvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, improver n.¹ Etymology: < self- prefix + improver n.¹, after self-improvement n. A person who improves himself or herself, esp. one who is responsible for his or her own education; a person who practises self-improvement. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [noun] > improvement in moral condition > improvement by one's own efforts > one who self-improvera1658 a1658 J. Durham Pract. Expos. X. Commandements (1675) v. 337 These self-improvers of self, became also self-magnifiers. 1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. 1 The self-improver is both a labourer and a field of labour; a labourer in his own field. 1911 Bookman July 500/1 Indignant dilettanti, ‘cultured’ repudiators and self-improvers, all bent on showing the best of taste and as much as possible of their education. 1994 J. Updike Brazil ix. 67 César was a considerable self-improver: he made a point of reading at least one book per week. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1658
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