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单词 cheerer-upper
释义

cheerer-uppern.

Brit. /ˌtʃɪərə(r)ˈʌpə/, U.S. /ˌtʃɪrərˈəpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheerer n., -upper comb. form.
Etymology: < cheerer n. + -upper comb. form, after to cheer up at cheer v.1 Phrasal verbs.
A person who or thing which cheers someone up. Cf. to cheer up at cheer v.1 Phrasal verbs.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > action of cheering > one who or that which cheers
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cheerer-upper1907
1907 San Antonio (Texas) Light 15 Dec. 16/3 The pretty compliment about my writing was gratefully filed away as a ‘cheerer-upper’.
1968 N. Coward Diary 3 Nov. (2000) 669 I went to dear Princess Marina's memorial service at the Abbey which was fairly miserable, and lunched afterwards with Mollie Buccleuch, which was a cheerer-upper.
2004 L. Marney No Wonder I take Drink ii. 27 I stepped into my more usual role of cheerer-upper for burnt-out GPs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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