单词 | substitutor |
释义 | substitutor/ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtə/ /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːtə/noun A person who puts one thing in place of another; a person who replaces one thing with another; specifically a person who sells an inferior or cheaper product (originally a medicine) in place of the one desired by the purchaser, with the aim of increasing profit; a person who passes off one manufacturer's goods as another's. OriginEarly 17th century (in an earlier sense). Partly from post-classical Latin substitutor person who appoints a substitute, and partly from substitute + -or. |
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