street-keepern.

Brit.

/ˈstriːtˌkiːpə/, U.S.

/ˈstritˌkipər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: street n., keeper n.

Etymology: < street n. + keeper n.

Now historical.

A parish or district official appointed to keep order in the streets.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun] > municipal officials with specific duties

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a1723 J. Chamberlayne Present State Great Brit. (1728) ii. 159 Thomas Cowdell, Robert Davis, Street-Keepers.

1761 New & Correct Lists Both Houses Twelfth Parl. Great Brit. 130/2 Street-Keepers, 35 l. each.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xli. 447 I think I can see him now, a coming up the Strand between the two street-keepers, a little sobered by the bruising, [etc.].

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Street~keeper, a street-ward; a beadle having the charge of a private street or thoroughfare.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Oct. 7/2 The Wandsworth District Board of Works has confirmed the appointment of the street-keeper for a further period of three months.

1935 S. Maccoby Eng. Radicalism xi. 198 The Mayor had only a score of street-keepers and a handful of constables at his disposal for the professional enforcement of his orders.

2004 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 18 May 24 Eventually night watchmen and street keepers gave way to a properly organised police force.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	street-keeper
释义	street-keepern. Brit. /ˈstriːtˌkiːpə/, U.S. /ˈstritˌkipər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: street n., keeper n. Etymology: < street n. + keeper n. Now historical. A parish or district official appointed to keep order in the streets. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun] > municipal officials with specific duties leave-lookerc1371 wood-corder1681 street-keepera1723 a1723 J. Chamberlayne Present State Great Brit. (1728) ii. 159 Thomas Cowdell, Robert Davis, Street-Keepers. 1761 New & Correct Lists Both Houses Twelfth Parl. Great Brit. 130/2 Street-Keepers, 35 l. each. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xli. 447 I think I can see him now, a coming up the Strand between the two street-keepers, a little sobered by the bruising, [etc.]. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Street~keeper, a street-ward; a beadle having the charge of a private street or thoroughfare. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Oct. 7/2 The Wandsworth District Board of Works has confirmed the appointment of the street-keeper for a further period of three months. 1935 S. Maccoby Eng. Radicalism xi. 198 The Mayor had only a score of street-keepers and a handful of constables at his disposal for the professional enforcement of his orders. 2004 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 18 May 24 Eventually night watchmen and street keepers gave way to a properly organised police force. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1723
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