单词 | caravaneer |
释义 | caravaneern. 1. A member of an itinerant company of merchants or traders who travel together in Asia or northern Africa; the leader of such a company. Cf. caravanist n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > a company of travellers > in Africa or the East > one in charge of caravaneer1718 caravanner1884 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant II. 199 The Curdes..are constantly upon the catch for an opportunity to plunder these poor Caravaneers [Fr. Caravaniers]. 1879 Dublin Rev. Jan. 183 He had learnt from Moroccan caravaneers that there exists in the Sahara..a stone obelisk, deeply planted in the ground. 1909 G. W. Furlong Gateway to Sahara x. 205 I found Hadji Ali, an old caravaneer, seated outside the fondūk adjusting a new flint in his pistol. 2004 Observer (Nexis) 11 Jan. (Escape section) 13 Coming from a long line of caravaneers who plied the Merzouga-Timbuktu route, the Ettayeks still know all the camel-drivers in the area. 2. A person who lives, travels, or spends holidays in a caravan; = caravanner n. 3. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > one who rides in a vehicle > traveller in a caravan caravanist1887 caravaneer1888 caravanner1892 trailerite1940 1888 Judy 4 Apr. 160/1 That eminently respectable American Showman of white-elephant renown, Mr. Barnum, emboldened by the success..of his picturesque countryman and rival caravaneer, Mr. Cattle-Drover Cody, is prodding about for a soft place in London to pitch his tent upon. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Apr. (Late City Final ed.) 39/3 There are books for those who choose to travel by bus, by auto and by plane, for bicyclists, hikers, campers and caravaneers. 2020 Wild Gerald in chattychimp.com 16 Feb. (blog, accessed 25 Jan. 2021) When reporters asked about his presenting career, his wanton destruction of hundreds of caravans and his relentless mockery of caravaneers he explained it as a classic case of over-compensation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1718 |
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