civilizern.

Brit.

/ˈsɪvl̩ʌɪzə/,

/ˈsɪvᵻlʌɪzə/, U.S.

/ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzər/

Forms: see civilize v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: civilize v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < civilize v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who or thing which civilizes.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > [noun] > civilizing > one who civilizes

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1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. iii. 322 If to be the Author of new things, be a crime; how will the first Civilizers of Men, and makers of Laws, and Founders of Governments escape?

1694 W. Wotton Refl. Anc. & Mod. Learning viii. 97 Civilizers of Nations have always been as much magnify'd as the Inventors of the most useful Arts.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 206. ⁋4 The civilizers of nations.

1773 G. Grey Epitome Ann. Great-Brit. 31 [King Alfred] divided the kingdom into shires, tythings and hundreds, and may justly be called the civilizer of the English nation.

1804 Ann. Rev. 2 66 But armies..are wretched civilizers.

1864 Anthropol. Rev. 2 190 Fire is the great civiliser.

1870 Daily News 25 July 5 Commerce is not merely the civilizer but the peacemaker.

1935 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 1 548 The Roman Empire was the great civilizer in Southern Europe.

1947 P. A. Sorokin Society, Culture, & Personality xlvii. 712/1 Many a scientific, artistic, ethical, juridical, political, and economic system has been extinguished by..western missionaries, merchants, and ‘civilizers’ in the so-called ‘backward’ regions of the world.

1982 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 48 125 Family, the socializer and civilizer of human life.

2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 June 46/1 The Peruvian elites looked at Pizarro as a civilizer.

2. Scottish. A person appointed to oversee the moral behaviour of a community. Now historical and rare.

ΚΠ

1702 Extracts Rec. Burgh Stirling (1889) 96 Their being ane list of the persones afternamit..who are to officiat as civilisers for the farder and better suppressing of prophanitie and immoralities.

1772 Duchess of Northumberland Diary 12 Aug. (1926) 24 The Sabbath is very strictly observ'd here [sc. Glasgow],..Civilizers go about to all the Houses to see that no Business or Amusements are carried on.

1907 J. Watson Scot of 18th Cent. vi. 196 The elders of Reay were not to be despised when they were acting as ‘civilizers’, and the Session would stand no nonsense.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	civilizer
释义	civilizern. Brit. /ˈsɪvl̩ʌɪzə/, /ˈsɪvᵻlʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzər/ Forms: see civilize v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: civilize v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < civilize v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who or thing which civilizes. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > [noun] > civilizing > one who civilizes civilizer1667 1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. iii. 322 If to be the Author of new things, be a crime; how will the first Civilizers of Men, and makers of Laws, and Founders of Governments escape? 1694 W. Wotton Refl. Anc. & Mod. Learning viii. 97 Civilizers of Nations have always been as much magnify'd as the Inventors of the most useful Arts. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 206. ⁋4 The civilizers of nations. 1773 G. Grey Epitome Ann. Great-Brit. 31 [King Alfred] divided the kingdom into shires, tythings and hundreds, and may justly be called the civilizer of the English nation. 1804 Ann. Rev. 2 66 But armies..are wretched civilizers. 1864 Anthropol. Rev. 2 190 Fire is the great civiliser. 1870 Daily News 25 July 5 Commerce is not merely the civilizer but the peacemaker. 1935 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 1 548 The Roman Empire was the great civilizer in Southern Europe. 1947 P. A. Sorokin Society, Culture, & Personality xlvii. 712/1 Many a scientific, artistic, ethical, juridical, political, and economic system has been extinguished by..western missionaries, merchants, and ‘civilizers’ in the so-called ‘backward’ regions of the world. 1982 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 48 125 Family, the socializer and civilizer of human life. 2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 June 46/1 The Peruvian elites looked at Pizarro as a civilizer. 2. Scottish. A person appointed to oversee the moral behaviour of a community. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1702 Extracts Rec. Burgh Stirling (1889) 96 Their being ane list of the persones afternamit..who are to officiat as civilisers for the farder and better suppressing of prophanitie and immoralities. 1772 Duchess of Northumberland Diary 12 Aug. (1926) 24 The Sabbath is very strictly observ'd here [sc. Glasgow],..Civilizers go about to all the Houses to see that no Business or Amusements are carried on. 1907 J. Watson Scot of 18th Cent. vi. 196 The elders of Reay were not to be despised when they were acting as ‘civilizers’, and the Session would stand no nonsense. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1667
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