strivern.

Brit.

/ˈstrʌɪvə/, U.S.

/ˈstraɪvər/

Forms: Also Middle English stryfer, Middle English stryvar, Middle English–1500s stryver.

Etymology: < strive v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who strives with others; a contender, competitor. †In early use also, one given to strife, a contentious person.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > one who

fighterc1300

strivera1400

contender1547

struggler1554

contentioner1593

militant1610

contendent1623

combatant1646

conflicter1658

counter-scufflera1672

agonist1687

scrambler1687

protagonist1837

belligerent1839

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness > quarrelsome person

conteckerc1300

brawler1377

strivera1400

debater1413

tuilyier1444

briguer1496

Sir Wrig-wraga1529

brabbler1570

squarer1600

pickeerer1656

rafflerc1750

roit1825

pickeer1888

a1400 New Test. (Paues) 1 Cor. xi. 16 Ȝif þer be any of ȝow a stryfer.

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 115 A full fface..bytokyns a stryuer, a dyscordour.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 480/1 Stryvar, litigator, rixator.

1520 Chron. Eng. vii. f. 81^v/2 Alexandre hadde stryfe 17 yere, and the foure stryvers that the Emperour set agaynst hym he overcame them and cursyd them.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. FFviii^v It is nat conuenyent the seruaunt of god to be a striuer or a brauler.

1658 J. Durham Expos. Rev. (1660) vii. 9 391 The sealed ones were strivers; these are victors, Therefore must succeed them as victory doth to fighting.

1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. vi. 152 The case of the striver against Circumstance.

2. One who makes strenuous effort or endeavour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > one who strives or struggles

wrestlera1340

struggler1554

striver1555

scrambler1687

grappler1865

battler1898

1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. D.ii He stryueth ageynst the streme, by custums scoole That stryuer is eyther a fyshe or a foole.

1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Misc. (1840) I. 198 In all his lofty aspirings, his strivings after truth.., it has never struck him to inquire how he, the striver, was warranted for such enterprises.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ix. 275 This truly modern striver and thinker.

1887 Pall Mall Budget 27 Jan. 29/1 He was a diligent striver after perfection.

†3. ? Used jocularly for: A partner in the dance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] > partner in the dance

striver1616

society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun] > couple > partner

striver1616

partner1623

dancing-partner1920

1616 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Scornful Ladie ii. sig. D2 Take thy striuer, and pace her till shee stew. Sa. Sure Sir, I cannot daunce with your Gentlewoman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	striver
释义	strivern. Brit. /ˈstrʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈstraɪvər/ Forms: Also Middle English stryfer, Middle English stryvar, Middle English–1500s stryver. Etymology: < strive v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who strives with others; a contender, competitor. †In early use also, one given to strife, a contentious person. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > one who fighterc1300 strivera1400 contender1547 struggler1554 contentioner1593 militant1610 contendent1623 combatant1646 conflicter1658 counter-scufflera1672 agonist1687 scrambler1687 protagonist1837 belligerent1839 society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness > quarrelsome person conteckerc1300 brawler1377 strivera1400 debater1413 tuilyier1444 briguer1496 Sir Wrig-wraga1529 brabbler1570 squarer1600 pickeerer1656 rafflerc1750 roit1825 pickeer1888 a1400 New Test. (Paues) 1 Cor. xi. 16 Ȝif þer be any of ȝow a stryfer. c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 115 A full fface..bytokyns a stryuer, a dyscordour. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 480/1 Stryvar, litigator, rixator. 1520 Chron. Eng. vii. f. 81^v/2 Alexandre hadde stryfe 17 yere, and the foure stryvers that the Emperour set agaynst hym he overcame them and cursyd them. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. FFviii^v It is nat conuenyent the seruaunt of god to be a striuer or a brauler. 1658 J. Durham Expos. Rev. (1660) vii. 9 391 The sealed ones were strivers; these are victors, Therefore must succeed them as victory doth to fighting. 1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. vi. 152 The case of the striver against Circumstance. 2. One who makes strenuous effort or endeavour. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > one who strives or struggles wrestlera1340 struggler1554 striver1555 scrambler1687 grappler1865 battler1898 1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. D.ii He stryueth ageynst the streme, by custums scoole That stryuer is eyther a fyshe or a foole. 1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Misc. (1840) I. 198 In all his lofty aspirings, his strivings after truth.., it has never struck him to inquire how he, the striver, was warranted for such enterprises. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ix. 275 This truly modern striver and thinker. 1887 Pall Mall Budget 27 Jan. 29/1 He was a diligent striver after perfection. †3. ? Used jocularly for: A partner in the dance. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] > partner in the dance striver1616 society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun] > couple > partner striver1616 partner1623 dancing-partner1920 1616 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Scornful Ladie ii. sig. D2 Take thy striuer, and pace her till shee stew. Sa. Sure Sir, I cannot daunce with your Gentlewoman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400
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