单词 | west coaster |
释义 | West Coastern. 1. A person who lives on or comes from the west coast; esp. (a) (New Zealand) a native or inhabitant of the western or south-western coast of the South Island of New Zealand (= coaster n. 3c); (b) a native or inhabitant of the west coast of the United States, esp. California.In quot. 1855: apparently a pirate operating off the coast of the western part of China. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of New Zealand > [noun] > part of East Coaster1841 Aucklander1844 West Coaster1855 1855 B. L. Ball Rambles in E. Asia xl. 344 The captain, who was well acquainted with such vessels, at once pronounced them ‘West coasters’ (pirates). 1877 Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 11 Sept. The West Coasters [i.e. West Coast Indians] have been driven back on two occasions and are forced to remain in Victoria. 1887 H. R. Rae in W. F. Heinz Bright Fine Gold (1974) 125/1 I saw a ghastly array of departed and altogether forgotten West Coasters on this stormy night off Paringa. 1936 ‘R. Hyde’ Passport to Hell ii. 54 He washed shirts for the brawny West Coasters. 1949 M. Steen Twilight on Floods ii. ii. 198 Eighty-five per cent West Coasters die of fever, or return home total wrecks! 1974 M. Braithwaite Ontario ii. 7 It is nonsense to maintain that there are no special characteristics of Canadians from different regions of the country. West Coasters are different from those who live on the East Coast. 1977 Times 16 May 8/7 Their effect on humourless West Coasters [sc. in California] was..devastating. 1994 Chapman No. 77. 56 Going to Glasgow to the Dough school..was more homely—full of West-Coasters and islanders. 2007 Art in Amer. May 100/1 East and West Coasters, and others located some distance from large bodies of water. 2. A player or devotee of West Coast jazz (see West Coast adj. 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > jazz musician > types of faker1903 swing man1903 honky-tonker1910 Chicagoan1924 stomper1925 Dixielander1927 modernist1932 swinger1934 ride man1935 all-star1937 swingster1937 hamfat1938 mouldy fig1945 traditionalist1949 trad1951 West Coaster1954 mainstreamer1961 soulster1961 New Thinger1964 society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of jazz > of specific types of jazz modernist1932 icky1937 ick1942 mouldy fig1945 bebopper1946 skiffler1948 traditionalist1949 bopper1951 West Coaster1954 soulster1961 folkie1966 1954 Time 1 Feb. 38/2 Today, the liveliest center of developing jazz is California... The West Coasters include such names as..Shelly Manne.., Shorty Rogers.., Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz.., Dave Brubeck. 1958 K. Goodwin in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xiii. 148 Groups from four to nine pieces have been most popular among the West Coasters. 1995 B. D. Kernfeld Blackwell Guide Recorded Jazz (ed. 2) viii. 265 Where the West Coasters went wrong was their perception of cool as a fixed style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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