单词 | two-suiter |
释义 | two-suiter in American English (ˈtuːˈsuːtər) noun 1. a suitcase designed to hold two suits and additional smaller items 2. Bridge a hand having at least five cards in each of two suits Word origin [1920–25 for def. 2; 1955–60, Amer. for def. 1; two suit(s) + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: follow-up, fundamentalism, montage, self-service, zipper-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)Examples of 'two-suiter' in a sentence |
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