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单词 out-and-outer
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out-and-outer

[ out-n-ou-ter, -nd-ou- ]
/ ˌaʊt nˈaʊ tər, -ndˈaʊ- /

noun

a person who does things with excessive thoroughness; extremist.
a thoroughgoing or perfect example of a kind.

Origin of out-and-outer

First recorded in 1805–15; out-and-out + -er1

Words nearby out-and-outer

outact, outage, out and about, out and away, out-and-out, out-and-outer, outargue, out-a-sight, out at the elbows, outback, outbalance
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Example sentences from the Web for out-and-outer

  • Boatman's an out-and-outer, once one gets on good terms with him.

    The Moving Finger|Mary Gaunt
  • I am the man as is guaranteed, by unimpeachable references, to be a out-and-outer in morals and uprightness of principle.

    The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for out-and-outer

out-and-outer

noun slang

a thorough or thoroughgoing person or thing
a person or thing that is excellent of its kind
an extremist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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