West Pointern.

Brit.

/ˌwɛs(t) ˈpɔɪntə/, U.S.

/ˌwɛs(t) ˈpɔɪn(t)ər/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name West Point , -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < West Point, the name of a village on the west bank of the Hudson River in the state of New York, home of the United States Military Academy at West Point + -er suffix¹.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

An officer cadet undergoing training at the United States Military Academy at West Point; an officer who has been trained there.The academy was established in 1802.

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer or soldier of rank > [noun] > officer trained at specific academy

West Pointer1833

1833 ‘C. Sly’ Sayings & Doings Tremont House II. 264 I have observed that all Etonians—like all the West-Pointers, are splendid fellows.

1854 J. Livingston Portraits Eminent Americans III. 330 The fewer West Pointers killed in the first campaign the better.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 85 A West-Pointer enjoying the soubriquet of ‘Shanks’.

1903 A. B. Hart Actual Govt. 469 All the greatest commanders in the Civil War were West Pointers.

1934 H. L. Mencken Diary 2 July (1989) 66 Whether it [sc. a stolen drum] was made off with by actual thieves or by West Pointers eager to score one on the Navy is unknown to this day.

1993 A. Toffler & H. Toffler War & Anti-war i. i. 9 He was a West Pointer who had led combat troops in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	west pointer
释义	West Pointern. Brit. /ˌwɛs(t) ˈpɔɪntə/, U.S. /ˌwɛs(t) ˈpɔɪn(t)ər/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name West Point , -er suffix¹. Etymology: < West Point, the name of a village on the west bank of the Hudson River in the state of New York, home of the United States Military Academy at West Point + -er suffix¹. Originally and chiefly U.S. An officer cadet undergoing training at the United States Military Academy at West Point; an officer who has been trained there.The academy was established in 1802. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer or soldier of rank > [noun] > officer trained at specific academy West Pointer1833 1833 ‘C. Sly’ Sayings & Doings Tremont House II. 264 I have observed that all Etonians—like all the West-Pointers, are splendid fellows. 1854 J. Livingston Portraits Eminent Americans III. 330 The fewer West Pointers killed in the first campaign the better. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 85 A West-Pointer enjoying the soubriquet of ‘Shanks’. 1903 A. B. Hart Actual Govt. 469 All the greatest commanders in the Civil War were West Pointers. 1934 H. L. Mencken Diary 2 July (1989) 66 Whether it [sc. a stolen drum] was made off with by actual thieves or by West Pointers eager to score one on the Navy is unknown to this day. 1993 A. Toffler & H. Toffler War & Anti-war i. i. 9 He was a West Pointer who had led combat troops in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1833
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