winklern.

Brit.

/ˈwɪŋklə/,

/ˈwɪŋkl̩ə/, U.S.

/ˈwɪŋk(ə)lər/

Etymology: < winkle n. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who gathers winkles; a boat used for this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for other shellfish

mussel man1459

cockler1769

cockle picker1801

cockle woman1827

mussel-gatherer1859

cockle wife1877

scalloper1887

clammer1888

winkler1889

quahogger1910

1889 A. T. Pask Eyes of Thames 58 Eel-trawlers and ‘winklers’.

2. slang. One who assists in the eviction of tenants (see quot. 1970). Cf. winkle v.²

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > removing from dwelling > [noun] > one who

evictor1849

winkler1970

1970 Sunday Times 15 Nov. 3/5 Plausible, highly-paid ‘winklers’ who are hired by property companies and landlords to persuade families to leave their rent-controlled tenancies so the homes can be sold at high prices.

1977 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 29 Sept. 26/3 The tenants said the agents aided by middlemen called ‘winklers’, had bribed and harassed them to get them to move.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

ˈwinkler n. a store-keeper.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > shopkeeper

merchantc1400

shopholder1443

shopkeeper1530

shopman1572

storekeeper1741

box wallah1826

winkler1853

storeman1858

1853 W. R. King Campaigning in Kaffirland vi. 139 ‘Winkel waggons’ had come out to the camp, and the ‘winklers’, or private traders, sold everything they had.

单词	winkler
释义	winklern. Brit. /ˈwɪŋklə/, /ˈwɪŋkl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈwɪŋk(ə)lər/ Etymology: < winkle n. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who gathers winkles; a boat used for this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for other shellfish mussel man1459 cockler1769 cockle picker1801 cockle woman1827 mussel-gatherer1859 cockle wife1877 scalloper1887 clammer1888 winkler1889 quahogger1910 1889 A. T. Pask Eyes of Thames 58 Eel-trawlers and ‘winklers’. 2. slang. One who assists in the eviction of tenants (see quot. 1970). Cf. winkle v.² ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > removing from dwelling > [noun] > one who evictor1849 winkler1970 1970 Sunday Times 15 Nov. 3/5 Plausible, highly-paid ‘winklers’ who are hired by property companies and landlords to persuade families to leave their rent-controlled tenancies so the homes can be sold at high prices. 1977 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 29 Sept. 26/3 The tenants said the agents aided by middlemen called ‘winklers’, had bribed and harassed them to get them to move. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas ˈwinkler ˈwinkler n. a store-keeper. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > shopkeeper merchantc1400 shopholder1443 shopkeeper1530 shopman1572 storekeeper1741 box wallah1826 winkler1853 storeman1858 1853 W. R. King Campaigning in Kaffirland vi. 139 ‘Winkel waggons’ had come out to the camp, and the ‘winklers’, or private traders, sold everything they had. extracted from winkeln. < n.1889 as lemmas
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