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单词 venturer
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venturern.

Brit. /ˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈvɛn(t)ʃərər/
Forms: Also 1500s venterer, venterour.
Etymology: < venture v. Compare adventurer n. and Italian venturiere.
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.].
figurative.a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VI. 200 Was God a venturer with me in my sinne?in extended use.1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 201 Airy leaves of woodbine..Are earliest venturers to unfold their buds.
b. (See quot. 1572) Obsolete. rare.
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.
3. A strumpet or prostitute. Cf. venture n. 8. Obsolete. rare.
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.
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