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单词 vaulter
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vaultern.1

Brit. /ˈvɔːltə/, /ˈvɒltə/, U.S. /ˈvɔltər/, /ˈvɑltər/
Etymology: < vault v.1
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A builder of vaults.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > builders of other structures
barn-builder1604
redeemera1610
Babel builder1610
vaulter1648
superstructor1669
pontifex1686
bridge-builder1752
bridger1958
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een Welver, an Archer, or a Vaulter.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

vaultern.2

Brit. /ˈvɔːltə/, /ˈvɒltə/, U.S. /ˈvɔltər/, /ˈvɑltər/
Forms: Also 1500s–1600s vauter, vawter, 1600s vautor.
Etymology: < vault v.2
One who vaults or leaps. Also figurative (quot. 1579 at α. ).
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > one who or that which
leaperc1325
loper1483
vaulter1552
gamboller1587
springer1609
jumper1611
kangaroo1865
α.
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Amphippi,..vauters from one horse to an other.
1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 18v Euery Vauter in one blinde Tauerne or other, is Tenant at will, to which she tolleth resort.
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1278 Demetrius..was well content to heare himselfe called Jupiter Καταιβάτης, that is to say, the vawter.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 288 The Numidians,..in manner of vauters..could leap from the weary horsse to a fresh.
1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. (Weights) A weight of Lead that Leapers, Vauters or Dauncers on ropes hold in their hands.
β. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vaulter on a horse, desultor.1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Desultor, a vaulter that leapeth vp and downe from a horse.1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 230 He had two Tumblers or Vaulters, one an Englishman, the other an Italian.1694 tr. F. Martens Voy. Spitzbergen 116 in Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. They put them upwards together, as the Vaulters do when they jump over Swords.1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 258. ⁋3 Why should not Rope-dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers,..and Posture-makers appear again on our Stage?1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xviii. 317 Since fame reports the Trojans..nimble vaulters to the backs of steeds.1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxv. 591 The band of renowned Bohemian vaulters and tumblers.1884 Harper's Mag. Jan. 301/1 If you want..fame as..a vaulter, or a heaver of heavy weights, the Manhattan is your club.in extended use.1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. iv. 105 The encomium which he bestows upon these vigilant little vaulters.a1825 L. Hunt To Grasshopper & Cricket 1 Green little vaulter in the sunny grass.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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