| 释义 |
wordster nonce-wd.|ˈwɜːdstə(r)|
[f. word n. + -ster.]
One who deals in or handles words: (a) one who indulges in talk rather than action; (b) a skilful user of words; (c) a student of words and their meanings.
1917H. A. Jones Pacifists [Dedication], Dedicated To the tribe of Wordsters, Pedants, Fanatics, and Impossibilists, who so rabidly pursued an ignoble peace, that they helped to provoke a disastrous war. 1965English Studies XLVI. 465 [The suffix -ster] may serve the function of condensing long words such as ‘philologist’ and ‘lexicographer’ into short wordster. 1971‘J. Quartermain’ Man who walked on Diamonds ii. 14 The..brilliant wordster, always good for the bon mot. 1976Verbatim Dec. 8/2 As an amateur wordster, my personal lexicon contains lengthy lists of various types of words. |