单词 | cat-person |
释义 | > as lemmascat-person h. With distinguishing word: a person characterized by a preference, liking, or affinity for a specified thing; a lover or enthusiast. Especially in cat-person, dog-person, etc.Cf. -phile comb. form. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] > enthusiasm (for something) > enthusiast for person or thing votary1594 votary1594 well-willer1607 lief-hebber1653 enthusiast1748 amateur1771 fanatic1790 red-hot1835 freak1908 hound1926 fan1928 televisionary1928 tifoso1949 person1966 prosumer1987 1953 D. Bryant Cat Bk. i. iv. 23 Real cat people have a natural understanding of cats; they just seem to have ‘a way with cats’.] 1966 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 30 Apr. 4/4 I'm a people person, so I want a people job. 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird i. 6 I am not..a ‘night person’, and had no desire to see a..niterie. 1986 R. Littell Sisters ii. vii. 152 Millie is basically a dog person. 1995 Muzik July 57/1 I pick up a friend, put them down and move on to the next one. That's a very bad characteristic, but I'm a one-person person. < as lemmas |
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