blood-huntern.

Brit.

/ˈblʌdˌhʌntə/, U.S.

/ˈblədˌhən(t)ər/

Forms: see blood n. and hunter n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blood n., hunter n.

Etymology: < blood n. + hunter n.

1. A person who or creature which seeks blood or bloodshed. Also in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [noun] > bloodthirsty person

bloodhoundc1440

cannibal1563

blood-hunter1592

Lestrigon1605

fee-faw-fum1680

Lestrigoniana1887

blood-drinker1898

gorehound1920

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Huntington Libr. copy) sig. G4 Too long it were to rehearse all the practises of this sauadge blood-hunter, how he assailed the Unicorne as he slept in his den, and tore the heart out of his breast.

1757 Tract on National Interest 4 That ail..made it necessary to call in foreign blood-hunters, to support them in their tyrannical system of government.

1766 R. Rogers Ponteach iv. iii. 80 2d Warrior Honnyman confesses the base Deed, And, boasting, says, he's kill'd a Score of Indians... Philip Here, you Blood-hunter, have you lost your Feeling?

1850 L. M. Budgen Episodes Insect Life 2nd Ser. 217 The ‘horn’ even of this insect blood-hunter [sc. the gnat] is not without its melody.

1884 B. Burleigh Desert Warfare ix. 72 Their features generally wore an eager look, rather that of enthusiasts than of blood-hunters and ferocious savages.

1908 C. F. Holder Big Game at Sea v. 90 It mattered little to this blood hunter [sc. the shark] that the ocean was a realm of beauties.

1916 Nation 20 July 63/1 A good deal of demagogic mouthing about financiers as parasites and blood-hunters and what-not.

2002 P. Theroux Dark Star Safari (2004) 477 People blowing whistles and beating drums at night to alert the community that blood hunters [sc. vampires] were near.

†2. A person who deliberately brings harm to another, esp. for personal gain. Cf. blood money n. 1a. Obsolete.

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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > evil desire > [noun]

unlusteOE

by-wishing1571

blood-hunter1644

1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes To Rdr. sig. A3^v [He] Branded his Prosecutors for blood-hunters, men void of charity.

1691 J. Bancroft King Edward III ii. i. 14 Oh that I had the hearts of these Bloud-hunters, This Pious Chancellor and Treacherous March.

1785 Mem. & Adventures Flea I. vi. 139 Even Hamlet himself, dreads not to meet his father's ghost so much as the appearance of a jack-tar at the head of his blood-hunters [sc. a press-gang].

?1790 E. Barry Theol., Philos. & Moral Ess. v. 110 Let a Guardian Society be set on foot for the protection of honour, against the baser attacks of Bullies and Blood-hunters—mischievous, quarrelsome, and ill-minded men.

1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives I. v. 55 The blood-hunters soon discovered the wounded man. Forty pounds afforded a sufficient impulse.

1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams III. ix. 152 The sordid and mechanical occupation of a blood-hunter.

1812 Scourge Nov. 362 A blood-hunter of no ordinary class, he executes a writ with a savage exultation and exactness, which has gained for him 20,000l. and the reputation of a good officer.

1849 W. Brown America x. 53 He was a blood-hunter, that would take a false oath to get the nigger into custody.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blood-hunter
释义	blood-huntern. Brit. /ˈblʌdˌhʌntə/, U.S. /ˈblədˌhən(t)ər/ Forms: see blood n. and hunter n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blood n., hunter n. Etymology: < blood n. + hunter n. 1. A person who or creature which seeks blood or bloodshed. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [noun] > bloodthirsty person bloodhoundc1440 cannibal1563 blood-hunter1592 Lestrigon1605 fee-faw-fum1680 Lestrigoniana1887 blood-drinker1898 gorehound1920 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Huntington Libr. copy) sig. G4 Too long it were to rehearse all the practises of this sauadge blood-hunter, how he assailed the Unicorne as he slept in his den, and tore the heart out of his breast. 1757 Tract on National Interest 4 That ail..made it necessary to call in foreign blood-hunters, to support them in their tyrannical system of government. 1766 R. Rogers Ponteach iv. iii. 80 2d Warrior Honnyman confesses the base Deed, And, boasting, says, he's kill'd a Score of Indians... Philip Here, you Blood-hunter, have you lost your Feeling? 1850 L. M. Budgen Episodes Insect Life 2nd Ser. 217 The ‘horn’ even of this insect blood-hunter [sc. the gnat] is not without its melody. 1884 B. Burleigh Desert Warfare ix. 72 Their features generally wore an eager look, rather that of enthusiasts than of blood-hunters and ferocious savages. 1908 C. F. Holder Big Game at Sea v. 90 It mattered little to this blood hunter [sc. the shark] that the ocean was a realm of beauties. 1916 Nation 20 July 63/1 A good deal of demagogic mouthing about financiers as parasites and blood-hunters and what-not. 2002 P. Theroux Dark Star Safari (2004) 477 People blowing whistles and beating drums at night to alert the community that blood hunters [sc. vampires] were near. †2. A person who deliberately brings harm to another, esp. for personal gain. Cf. blood money n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > evil desire > [noun] unlusteOE by-wishing1571 blood-hunter1644 1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes To Rdr. sig. A3^v [He] Branded his Prosecutors for blood-hunters, men void of charity. 1691 J. Bancroft King Edward III ii. i. 14 Oh that I had the hearts of these Bloud-hunters, This Pious Chancellor and Treacherous March. 1785 Mem. & Adventures Flea I. vi. 139 Even Hamlet himself, dreads not to meet his father's ghost so much as the appearance of a jack-tar at the head of his blood-hunters [sc. a press-gang]. ?1790 E. Barry Theol., Philos. & Moral Ess. v. 110 Let a Guardian Society be set on foot for the protection of honour, against the baser attacks of Bullies and Blood-hunters—mischievous, quarrelsome, and ill-minded men. 1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives I. v. 55 The blood-hunters soon discovered the wounded man. Forty pounds afforded a sufficient impulse. 1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams III. ix. 152 The sordid and mechanical occupation of a blood-hunter. 1812 Scourge Nov. 362 A blood-hunter of no ordinary class, he executes a writ with a savage exultation and exactness, which has gained for him 20,000l. and the reputation of a good officer. 1849 W. Brown America x. 53 He was a blood-hunter, that would take a false oath to get the nigger into custody. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1592
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