单词 | thriver |
释义 | thrivern. Now rare. One who or that which thrives. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > flourishing condition > one who or that which flourishera1387 thriver1580 prosperera1622 1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 11v Ill tithers, ill thriuers, most commonlie bee. ?1601 F. Bacon Let. to T. Lucy in Wks. (1879) II. 25/2 If my brother or myself were either thrivers, or fortunate in the queen's service. a1627 T. Middleton No Wit (1657) i. 30 They're the best thrivers In Turnips, Hartichalks, and Cabishes. 1658 P. Cleveland Upon Mr. J. Cleveland (single sheet) Timists be only Thrivers: But a Brain That's freely Generous scorns Servile Gain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1580 |
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