spruikern.

Brit.

/ˈspruːkə/, U.S.

/ˈsprukər/, Australian English

/ˈspruːkə/, New Zealand English

/ˈspruːkə/

Forms: 1800s sprooker, 1800s sprucher, 1900s spreuker, 1900s sprucker, 1900s– spruker, 1900s– spruiker.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: spruik v., -er suffix¹, speaker n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < spruik v. + -er suffix¹ (although the verb is first attested slightly later), or perhaps (ii) an alteration of speaker n., after German Sprüche (plural) claims, patter (see spruik n.). Compare later spruik n.

Australian and New Zealand slang.

A public speaker; spec. a person employed to attract custom to a show, a shop, etc.; a barker.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > announcing or proclaiming > [noun] > announcer or proclaimer

teller1340

professora1387

trumpet1447

blazerc1450

denouncer1490

trump1531

ebuccinator1542

declarer1548

proclaimer1548

announcer?1549

trumpet1549

trumpeter1581

blazoner1603

speaker1623

proclamator1650

annunciator1696

proclaimant1837

tooter1863

spruiker1893

spieler1894

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > one who makes a speech or speeches > for specific occasion, purpose, or cause

spruiker1893

keynote speaker1896

soap-boxer1913

keynoter1948

1893 Clipper (Hobart, Tasmania) 5 Aug. 3/3 ‘Sprucher’ Evans acted as referee [sc. at a boxing match] and he didn't look the most comfortable man on earth when he was called on to give his decision.

1899 Tumut & Adelong Times 8 Sept. Mr. E. J. Madden responded, at the request of Mr. Wyburn, who said he was no ‘sprooker’.

1902 Truth (Sydney) 14 Sept. 5/6 ‘Lockie the Spruiker’ that ‘spruiked’ for years at the Gaiety door, Has gone out of the ‘spruiking’ business, and never will ‘spruik’ any more.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 Aug. 10/4 General Blamey's somewhat ill-advised efforts to prevent political spruikers addressing the Friday-night crowds.

1959 J. Wright Generations of Men xvi. 203 Spruikers dressed in red flannel shirts..shouted and gestured in hoarse invitation.

2000 P. Moore Full Montezuma (2001) xx. 334 Realising the inherent entertainment value of gringos making complete idiots of themselves, the spruiker ushered us to the front of the queue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spruiker
释义	spruikern. Brit. /ˈspruːkə/, U.S. /ˈsprukər/, Australian English /ˈspruːkə/, New Zealand English /ˈspruːkə/ Forms: 1800s sprooker, 1800s sprucher, 1900s spreuker, 1900s sprucker, 1900s– spruker, 1900s– spruiker. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: spruik v., -er suffix¹, speaker n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < spruik v. + -er suffix¹ (although the verb is first attested slightly later), or perhaps (ii) an alteration of speaker n., after German Sprüche (plural) claims, patter (see spruik n.). Compare later spruik n. Australian and New Zealand slang. A public speaker; spec. a person employed to attract custom to a show, a shop, etc.; a barker. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > announcing or proclaiming > [noun] > announcer or proclaimer teller1340 professora1387 trumpet1447 blazerc1450 denouncer1490 trump1531 ebuccinator1542 declarer1548 proclaimer1548 announcer?1549 trumpet1549 trumpeter1581 blazoner1603 speaker1623 proclamator1650 annunciator1696 proclaimant1837 tooter1863 spruiker1893 spieler1894 the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > one who makes a speech or speeches > for specific occasion, purpose, or cause spruiker1893 keynote speaker1896 soap-boxer1913 keynoter1948 1893 Clipper (Hobart, Tasmania) 5 Aug. 3/3 ‘Sprucher’ Evans acted as referee [sc. at a boxing match] and he didn't look the most comfortable man on earth when he was called on to give his decision. 1899 Tumut & Adelong Times 8 Sept. Mr. E. J. Madden responded, at the request of Mr. Wyburn, who said he was no ‘sprooker’. 1902 Truth (Sydney) 14 Sept. 5/6 ‘Lockie the Spruiker’ that ‘spruiked’ for years at the Gaiety door, Has gone out of the ‘spruiking’ business, and never will ‘spruik’ any more. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 Aug. 10/4 General Blamey's somewhat ill-advised efforts to prevent political spruikers addressing the Friday-night crowds. 1959 J. Wright Generations of Men xvi. 203 Spruikers dressed in red flannel shirts..shouted and gestured in hoarse invitation. 2000 P. Moore Full Montezuma (2001) xx. 334 Realising the inherent entertainment value of gringos making complete idiots of themselves, the spruiker ushered us to the front of the queue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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