| 单词 | chair-warmer |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschair-warmer chair-warmer n. slang Originally Theatre (see quot. 1909); hence gen. a ‘passenger’ in any enterprise or situation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [noun] > one who takes no part in action > one who contributes no effort passenger1852 chair-warmer1909 deadhead1942 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer pantomimus1589 amateur1757 figure1767 feature1801 débutant1824 warhorse1836 moke1890 trouper1890 chair-warmer1909 act1919 single1923 single act1952 warm-up man1959 warmer-up1960 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 69/1 A ‘chair-warmer’ is a lady whose talent is comprised in her physical charms, and who can neither sing, dance, nor act. 1926 J. Black You can't Win viii. 101 The judge frowned at me. The courtroom chair warmers craned necks in my direction. 1957 K. A. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism 306 Bureaucratic chair-warmers can be annoying and harmful. < as lemmas |
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