单词 | slummer |
释义 | slummern. 1. One who visits the slums, esp. from charitable or philanthropic motives. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > visiting for philanthropic purposes > philanthropic visitor visiterc1384 visitorc1430 visitant1661 prison visitor1837 slummer1887 slum-sister1890 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 3/2 The risk of giving a violent shock to literary slummers. 1889 J. Hatton Reminisc. J. L. Toole i. 20 ‘Slumming’ is a modern fashion, but both Irving and Toole were always slummers. 1894 G. A. Sala London up to Date 2 The writer who is ambitious to become an efficient ‘slummer’. 2. An inhabitant of the slums. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > inhabitant of slum slummer1888 slummy1934 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Oct. 3 Gaffs, those penny places of amusement partronized by slummers. 1889 Voice (N.Y.) 7 Mar. Had this wanton insult..come from some shirtless slummer it would have signified little. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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