vocabularianadj.n.

Brit.

/və(ʊ)ˌkabjᵿˈlɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/voʊˌkæbjəˈlɛriən/,

/vəˌkæbjəˈlɛriən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vocabulary n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < vocabulary n. + -an suffix (compare -ian suffix). With use as adjective compare earlier vocabular adj. With use as noun compare earlier vocabulist n. 4.

Somewhat rare.

A. adj.

†1. Of a translation: excessively literal, word-for-word. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1819 E. Williams Prospectus Coll. New Hist. Wales in E. Waring Recoll. & Anecd. (1850) 179 Uncrippled and distorted by such vocabularian translations..as some have given of ancient Welsh writings.

1862 Brit. Controversialist 3rd Ser. 322 No mere vocabularian translation of Hegel's works will give any idea of their exceeding wealth of thought.

2. Of or relating to words or vocabulary.

ΚΠ

1869 Meliora 12 44 This plentifulness of vocabularian distinctions, reaching from the first tremulous overpush of the balance of the faculties in fresh to their complete obliteration in dead-drunk.

1918 Republic County (Kansas) Democrat 11 Dec. For a time the intellectuals will seize madly upon a word, use it until it is threadbare and then toss it into the vocabularian ragbag.

1997 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 May 12 She would demand substitutes for the adjective ‘nice’, in her view another example of vocabularian laziness.

B. n.

A person considered in regard to the size or impressiveness of his or her vocabulary; a wordsmith.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering > one who

wordmonger1590

lettermonger1592

parolist1604

logodaedalus1611

word-pecker1649

vocabularian1899

1899 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 July 4/1 He is not a vocabularian; he uses, as none but a poet can, the old poetic materials.

1908 Mixer & Server 15 June 43/2 Ex-Representative Sheehan seems to have that happy faculty of making good as a vocabularian on every occasion.

1925 S. Sassoon (title) Lingual exercises for advanced vocabularians.

2004 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Dec. 4 Learning five new words per day will put you in the top 1% of vocabularians within a year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vocabularian
释义	vocabularianadj.n. Brit. /və(ʊ)ˌkabjᵿˈlɛːrɪən/, U.S. /voʊˌkæbjəˈlɛriən/, /vəˌkæbjəˈlɛriən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vocabulary n., -an suffix. Etymology: < vocabulary n. + -an suffix (compare -ian suffix). With use as adjective compare earlier vocabular adj. With use as noun compare earlier vocabulist n. 4. Somewhat rare. A. adj. †1. Of a translation: excessively literal, word-for-word. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1819 E. Williams Prospectus Coll. New Hist. Wales in E. Waring Recoll. & Anecd. (1850) 179 Uncrippled and distorted by such vocabularian translations..as some have given of ancient Welsh writings. 1862 Brit. Controversialist 3rd Ser. 322 No mere vocabularian translation of Hegel's works will give any idea of their exceeding wealth of thought. 2. Of or relating to words or vocabulary. ΚΠ 1869 Meliora 12 44 This plentifulness of vocabularian distinctions, reaching from the first tremulous overpush of the balance of the faculties in fresh to their complete obliteration in dead-drunk. 1918 Republic County (Kansas) Democrat 11 Dec. For a time the intellectuals will seize madly upon a word, use it until it is threadbare and then toss it into the vocabularian ragbag. 1997 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 May 12 She would demand substitutes for the adjective ‘nice’, in her view another example of vocabularian laziness. B. n. A person considered in regard to the size or impressiveness of his or her vocabulary; a wordsmith. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering > one who wordmonger1590 lettermonger1592 parolist1604 logodaedalus1611 word-pecker1649 vocabularian1899 1899 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 July 4/1 He is not a vocabularian; he uses, as none but a poet can, the old poetic materials. 1908 Mixer & Server 15 June 43/2 Ex-Representative Sheehan seems to have that happy faculty of making good as a vocabularian on every occasion. 1925 S. Sassoon (title) Lingual exercises for advanced vocabularians. 2004 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Dec. 4 Learning five new words per day will put you in the top 1% of vocabularians within a year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1819
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