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单词 whizzer
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whizzern.

Brit. /ˈwɪzə/, /ˈhwɪzə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪzər/
Etymology: < whizz v. + -er suffix1.
1. Something that whizzes; spec. (a) a toy that makes a whizzing noise when whirled round; (b) a machine for drying various articles by the centrifugal force of rapid revolution; a hydro-extractor; cf. spin dryer n.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > industrial drying equipment
hot flue1805
hydro-extractor1851
whizzer188.
society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > rattles or whirrers > [noun]
hurr1483
hurre-bone1483
rattle1519
rittle-rattle1567
clickets1611
bummer1821
bullroarer1848
thunderer1860
whizzer188.
tick-tack1884
whizzing-stick1890
whizzing-blade1905
188. Sci. Amer. LVIII. 178 (Cent. Dict.) Ritchie's Steam Whizzer.—A machine for treating musty grain.
1881 Tylor in Academy 9 Apr. 265 A toy mechanically curious and called in England a ‘whizzer’ or ‘bull-roarer’.
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 July 14/1 The whizzer..dries clothes in 1,000 revolutions a minute.
2. Something or someone extraordinary or wonderful; a ‘stunner’. slang.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder
wonderc700
wonderinga1100
selcouthc1175
sellya1200
ferlyc1275
wondernessc1275
wonder thingc1290
adventurec1300
marvelc1300
marvellingc1400
wonderelc1440
signc1450
admiration1490
wonderment1542
wondering stockc1555
miracle-worker1561
singularity1576
stupor mundi1587
miracle1595
marvellation1599
portent1607
astonishment1611
prodigy1616
magnale1623
magnality1646
mirable1646
phenomenon1741
gaping-stock1817
reacher1825
stunner1829
buster1833
caution1834
merry-go-rounder1838
knock-down1843
astonisher1871
marvelry1874
mazer1876
phenom1881
whizzer1888
knock-out1892
whizz1908
doozy1916
doozer1930
heart-stopper1940
blockbuster1942
ooh-ah1957
mind-blower1968
stonker1987
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person > with striking appearance
knocker1612
stunner1847
scorcher1881
whizzer1947
1888 E. L. Dorsey Midshipman Bob i. x. 93 ‘Fore~top-gallant studdingsail-boom-tricing-line-block strap-thimble.’ Ain't that a whizzer?
1947 ‘N. Blake’ Minute for Murder v. 98 I must say she was a whizzer in those days.
1976 Zigzag Apr. 28/1 ‘She's long’ features Bill's best guitar solo (despite many other whizzers).
1977 ‘J. Gash’ Judas Pair viii. 95 It's a whizzer... I've found a cased set.
3. A pickpocket. slang.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket
fig-boyc1555
foister1585
foist1591
pickpocket1591
bung1600
diver1608
pocket-picker1622
pocketeerc1626
bung-nipper1659
file1673
filer1674
shark1707
hoister1708
knuckle1781
knuckler1801
buzzgloak1819
cly-faker1819
fingersmith1819
knuck1819
fogle hunter1821
buzzman1832
nobbler1839
wire1851
gonoph1853
wirer1857
dip1859
moll-tooler1859
buzzer1862
hook1863
snotter1864
tool1865
pocket-cutter1885
dipper1889
pogue-hunter1896
pick1902
finger1925
whizz1925
whizzer1925
prat diggera1931
whizz-boy1931
whizz-man1932
reefer1935
1925 N. Lucas Autobiogr. Crook vii. 108 The stalls of theatres at matinees are sometimes patronized by ‘whizzers’.
1941 V. Davis Phenomena in Crime xiv. 195 There are a score of girl ‘whizzers’ in London who can get a man's pocket wallet..with conjuring skill.
1974 R. Edwards Dixon of Dock Green 17 It was also a right place for ‘whizzers’—pick-pockets.
4. on a whizzer: on a drinking spree. North American slang.
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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adverb] > on a drinking bout
on (also upon) the spree1847
on a spree1847
on the booze1850
on the scoop1871
on the beer1887
on the bash1901
on a whizzer1910
on the piss1929
1910 B. Edwards Best of Bob Edwards (1975) v. 104 He was only off on a little bit of a whizzer.
1936 Univ. Texas Stud. in Eng. XVI. 51 A number of phrases with go refer to the act of ‘getting drunk’: one may go on..a whizzer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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