单词 | venturer |
释义 | venturern. 1. a. One who ventures, in various senses; an adventurer. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > one who > something difficult or dangerous adventurerc1485 venturer1530 society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > adventurous venturer1530 outloper1566 Ulysses1611 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > speculator adventurer1466 venturer1530 underwriter1616 entrepreneur1762 speculator1778 speculatist1812 operator1828 entrepreneuse1836 boomster1879 boomer1883 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 284/2 Venturer on the lande, aduenturier. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 284/2 Venturer on the see, piratte. 1538 C. Tunstall Serm. Palme Sondaye (1823) 67 To make this realme a praye to al venturers, al spoylers,..all rauenours of the worlde. a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Nyne Fyrst Bks. Eneidos (1562) x. sig. Ggijv Fortune is frend to venturers, and cowards hateth most. a1631 J. Donne Poems (1635) 274 No family Ere rigg'd a soule..With whom more Venturers more boldly dare Venture their states. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία Pref. sig. a 6 Lastly for Detraction and Censure..it is more my scorn than feare, and ought to be to any Venturer abroad into publike view. 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxviii. 93 A visit to the gaming-table—not as a heated, anxious venturer, but [etc.]. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. 447 The next night Prince Louis Bonaparte and his fellow venturers destroyed the French republic. 1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table vii No Arctic venturer on the waveless sea Feels the dread stillness [etc.]. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary wagerc1420 knight wager1513 mercenary1523 lance-knight1530 suddart1542 hireling1547 adventurer1548 venturer1572 lansquenet1577 warmonger1590 mercenarian1598 passe-volant1617 provantman1659 soldier of fortune1661 privateer1676 routier1683 bravo1761 stipendiary1768 free companion1804 freelance1819 free-rider1821 freelancer1854 merchant of death1934 merc1967 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > sacker, raider, or looter > [noun] > following army venturer1572 lootie-wallah1782 looties1827 1572 W. Malim tr. N. Martinengo True Rep. Famagosta f. 14v The venturers with the sword were 60. thousand in number [marg., Gli Venturieri da spada, are a kinde of venturing soldiers, who commonly are wont to follow the armye in hope of the spoyle.]. 2. One who undertakes or shares in a commercial or trading venture, esp. by sending goods or ships beyond seas; a merchant-venturer. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > engaged in trading expeditions merchant adventurer1496 merchant venturer1534 venturer1557 under-adventurer1607 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte Ep. Ded. sig. aii The gouerners, Consulles, and the reste of the companie of venturers into Moscouia. 1593 R. Harvey Philadelphus 3 What traffique should a venturer haue [etc.]. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Changeling (1653) i. sig. B2 I meant to be a venturer in this voyage. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) i. iii. 23 You were..the main venturer In every Ship that launch'd forth. 1661 Cure for Cuckold iii. i. sig. E3v This beginning may make us of small venturers, to become hereafter wealthy Merchants. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen vi. 88 The great Capitalist whose imperial sway is more withering than despotism itself, to the enterprizes of humble venturers. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute meretrixOE whoreOE soiled dovea1250 common womanc1330 putec1384 bordel womanc1405 putaina1425 brothelc1450 harlot?a1475 public womanc1510 naughty pack?1529 draba1533 cat1535 strange woman1535 stew1552 causey-paikera1555 putanie?1566 drivelling1570 twigger1573 punka1575 hackney1579 customer1583 commodity1591 streetwalker1591 traffic1591 trug1591 hackster1592 polecat1593 stale1593 mermaid1595 medlar1597 occupant1598 Paphian1598 Winchester goose1598 pagan1600 hell-moth1602 aunt1604 moll1604 prostitution1605 community1606 miss1606 night-worm1606 bat1607 croshabell1607 prostitute1607 pug1607 venturer1607 nag1608 curtal1611 jumbler1611 land-frigate1611 walk-street1611 doll-common1612 turn-up1612 barber's chaira1616 commonera1616 public commonera1616 trader1615 venturea1616 stewpot1616 tweak1617 carry-knave1623 prostibule1623 fling-dusta1625 mar-taila1625 night-shadea1625 waistcoateera1625 night trader1630 coolera1632 meretrician1631 painted ladya1637 treadle1638 buttock1641 night-walker1648 mob?1650 lady (also girl, etc.) of the game1651 lady of pleasure1652 trugmullion1654 fallen woman1659 girlc1662 high-flyer1663 fireship1665 quaedama1670 small girl1671 visor-mask1672 vizard-mask1672 bulker1673 marmalade-madam1674 town miss1675 town woman1675 lady of the night1677 mawks1677 fling-stink1679 Whetstone whore1684 man-leech1687 nocturnal1693 hack1699 strum1699 fille de joie1705 market-dame1706 screw1725 girl of (the) town1733 Cytherean1751 street girl1764 monnisher1765 lady of easy virtue1766 woman (also lady) of the town1766 kennel-nymph1771 chicken1782 stargazer1785 loose fish1809 receiver general1811 Cyprian1819 mollya1822 dolly-mop1834 hooker1845 charver1846 tail1846 horse-breaker1861 professional1862 flagger1865 cocodette1867 cocotte1867 queen's woman1871 common prostitute1875 joro1884 geisha1887 horizontal1888 flossy1893 moth1896 girl of the pavement1900 pross1902 prossie1902 pusher1902 split-arse mechanic1903 broad1914 shawl1922 bum1923 quiff1923 hustler1924 lady of the evening1924 prostie1926 working girl1928 prostisciutto1930 maggie1932 brass1934 brass nail1934 mud kicker1934 scupper1935 model1936 poule de luxe1937 pro1937 chromo1941 Tom1941 pan-pan1949 twopenny upright1958 scrubber1959 slack1959 yum-yum girl1960 Suzie Wong1962 mattress1964 jamette1965 ho1966 sex worker1971 pavement princess1976 parlour girl1979 crack whore1990 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe ii. ii. sig. C4v Mistris Iust. Had thy Circæan Magick me transformd..that I were turn'd common Venturer, I could not loue this old man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1530 |
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