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单词 thronger
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throngern.

Brit. /ˈθrɒŋə/, U.S. /ˈθrɔŋər/, /ˈθrɑŋər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: throng v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < throng v. + -er suffix1.
A member of a throng; a person who frequents a place as part of a crowd. Formerly also: †a person who pushes or forces his or her way, as through a crowd (obsolete).
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [noun] > one who presses, squeezes, etc.
pincher1368
niper1440
crusher1598
squeezer1611
thronger1648
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > assembling of people or animals > in large numbers > one who
thronger1908
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een dringer, a Presser, a thronger, or a pusher.
1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall II. 15 But the moment that they become the servile throngers of court avenues.., that moment they lose the real nobility of their natures.
1851 Househ. Words 8 Feb. 476/1 Regular beaters of pavements and throngers of shop fronts.
1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line vii. 85 The jewelled throngers of the horse-shows and motor-shows.
1936 A. E. Housman More Poems 49 The stinging nettle only Will still be found to stand: The numberless, the lonely, The thronger of the land.
1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Nov. e10 The holidays are about to bring throngs to our shopping centers again. And many throngers will continue..parking in the fire lanes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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