dotern.¹

Brit.

/ˈdəʊtə/, U.S.

/ˈdoʊdər/

Forms: 1500s–1800s doter, 1600s dotar, 1600s–1800s doater; also Scottish pre-1700 dotar.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < dote v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier dotard n.¹

1. A person who bestows affection, care, or attention on a person or thing extravagantly, excessively, or uncritically. Frequently with on.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one showing excessive fondness

doter1552

dotard1601

gluttona1704

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Doter or folower of women, mulierarius.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. ix. 27 Aristotle..was no doater on a Deity.

1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 29 Patron of Pleasure! Doater on Delight!

1852 J. H. Newman Disc. University Educ. 25 No doter upon the dead and gone.

1904 Sun (Baltimore) 14 June 10/6 History is full of instances of the blind affection of women for masters of the horse... But the Countess is not a mere foolish doter.

1954 K. L. Simms They walked beside Me v. 73 What about the cat doters who leave fortunes in money to their cats?

2011 Iowa Rev. 41 100 I'm an animal lover, a doter on animals.

2. A foolish or crazy person, a dotard; (now usually) spec. a person whose intellect is impaired due to old age.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > as a result of age

dotea1275

dotarda1393

cocard1393

dotehead1530

doter1568

dotanta1616

1568 W. Stewart in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 256 Tho^t ald dotaris addressit þair delyt To dyt of ladeis defamatioun.

1615 J. Stephens Satyrical Ess. 138 These bee the comforts of being famous: let Doaters bee ambitious of it.

c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) II. 607 He was a poor old doater.

1831 C. Lamb in Athenæum 11 Feb. 96/2 Munden dropped the old man, the doater.

1876 Musical World 20 May 360/1 The visages of those poor old doters gazing upon me from the walls.

1911 in Attorney Gen. A. M. Palmer on Charges made against Dept. Justice: Hearings before Comm. Rules: Pt. I (1920) (House of Representatives, 66th Congr., 2nd Sess.) ii. 295 Let no babling fools or old doters stand in our way.

2015 Stud. Philol. 112 660 The old, disparaged as doters, are too senile to remain clear-sighted.

Derivatives

† ˈdoteress n. Obsolete a female doter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one showing excessive fondness > female

doteress1668

1668 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Idea Perfection Painting Pref. sig. A4 An old Dotaress [Fr. resueuse], who had only slaves in her service.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

dotern.²

Brit.

/ˈdəʊtə/, U.S.

/ˈdoʊdər/, Canadian English

/ˈdoːdər/

Forms: 1700s– doater, 1900s– dotar, 1700s–1900s dotard, 1800s– doter, 1900s dotter.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: doter n.¹

Etymology: Probably an extended use of doter n.¹ (compare sense 2 at that entry, and compare also dotard n.¹), with reference to the relatively advanced age of the animal.With forms in -ard compare earlier dotard n.¹

Canadian regional (Newfoundland).

Also more fully doter seal. A (mature) harbour or common seal, Phoca vitulina.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > family Phocidae > genus phoca > phoca vitulina (common seal)

sealc893

sea-calfa1387

sea-dog1598

soile1602

harbour seal1766

doter1770

ranger1771

1770 G. Cartwright Jrnl. Resid. Coast Labrador 28 Aug. (1792) I. 30 After breakfast I went up the river again..and killed a doater with my rifle.

a1820 J. Banks in A. M. Lysaght J. Banks in Newfoundland & Labrador (1971) xvii. 393 Mammalia Ferae... Incolis Harbour seal or Dotard.

1884 J. A. Allen in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I i. 58 The Harbor Seal. Phoca vitulina. The young are there [i.e. in Newfoundland] also called ‘Rangers’, and when two or three years old..receive the name of ‘Dotards’.

1911 H. G. Hutchinson Saga of ‘Sunbeam’ iv. 111 Those that we see in the Exploits River are what they locally call ‘dotter’ seals—I cannot be responsible for the spelling.

2012 F. Mowat Sea of Slaughter v. xvii. 418 Dotars still occupied, it sparsely, most of their original range when the twentieth century began.

2018 @reardonfr44 12 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) It's a harbour seal commonly called a doter. Rare in recent years but they are increasing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	doter
释义	dotern.¹ Brit. /ˈdəʊtə/, U.S. /ˈdoʊdər/ Forms: 1500s–1800s doter, 1600s dotar, 1600s–1800s doater; also Scottish pre-1700 dotar. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < dote v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier dotard n.¹ 1. A person who bestows affection, care, or attention on a person or thing extravagantly, excessively, or uncritically. Frequently with on. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one showing excessive fondness doter1552 dotard1601 gluttona1704 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Doter or folower of women, mulierarius. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. ix. 27 Aristotle..was no doater on a Deity. 1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 29 Patron of Pleasure! Doater on Delight! 1852 J. H. Newman Disc. University Educ. 25 No doter upon the dead and gone. 1904 Sun (Baltimore) 14 June 10/6 History is full of instances of the blind affection of women for masters of the horse... But the Countess is not a mere foolish doter. 1954 K. L. Simms They walked beside Me v. 73 What about the cat doters who leave fortunes in money to their cats? 2011 Iowa Rev. 41 100 I'm an animal lover, a doter on animals. 2. A foolish or crazy person, a dotard; (now usually) spec. a person whose intellect is impaired due to old age. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > as a result of age dotea1275 dotarda1393 cocard1393 dotehead1530 doter1568 dotanta1616 1568 W. Stewart in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 256 Tho^t ald dotaris addressit þair delyt To dyt of ladeis defamatioun. 1615 J. Stephens Satyrical Ess. 138 These bee the comforts of being famous: let Doaters bee ambitious of it. c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) II. 607 He was a poor old doater. 1831 C. Lamb in Athenæum 11 Feb. 96/2 Munden dropped the old man, the doater. 1876 Musical World 20 May 360/1 The visages of those poor old doters gazing upon me from the walls. 1911 in Attorney Gen. A. M. Palmer on Charges made against Dept. Justice: Hearings before Comm. Rules: Pt. I (1920) (House of Representatives, 66th Congr., 2nd Sess.) ii. 295 Let no babling fools or old doters stand in our way. 2015 Stud. Philol. 112 660 The old, disparaged as doters, are too senile to remain clear-sighted. Derivatives † ˈdoteress n. Obsolete a female doter. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one showing excessive fondness > female doteress1668 1668 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Idea Perfection Painting Pref. sig. A4 An old Dotaress [Fr. resueuse], who had only slaves in her service. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dotern.² Brit. /ˈdəʊtə/, U.S. /ˈdoʊdər/, Canadian English /ˈdoːdər/ Forms: 1700s– doater, 1900s– dotar, 1700s–1900s dotard, 1800s– doter, 1900s dotter. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: doter n.¹ Etymology: Probably an extended use of doter n.¹ (compare sense 2 at that entry, and compare also dotard n.¹), with reference to the relatively advanced age of the animal.With forms in -ard compare earlier dotard n.¹ Canadian regional (Newfoundland). Also more fully doter seal. A (mature) harbour or common seal, Phoca vitulina. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > family Phocidae > genus phoca > phoca vitulina (common seal) sealc893 sea-calfa1387 sea-dog1598 soile1602 harbour seal1766 doter1770 ranger1771 1770 G. Cartwright Jrnl. Resid. Coast Labrador 28 Aug. (1792) I. 30 After breakfast I went up the river again..and killed a doater with my rifle. a1820 J. Banks in A. M. Lysaght J. Banks in Newfoundland & Labrador (1971) xvii. 393 Mammalia Ferae... Incolis Harbour seal or Dotard. 1884 J. A. Allen in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I i. 58 The Harbor Seal. Phoca vitulina. The young are there [i.e. in Newfoundland] also called ‘Rangers’, and when two or three years old..receive the name of ‘Dotards’. 1911 H. G. Hutchinson Saga of ‘Sunbeam’ iv. 111 Those that we see in the Exploits River are what they locally call ‘dotter’ seals—I cannot be responsible for the spelling. 2012 F. Mowat Sea of Slaughter v. xvii. 418 Dotars still occupied, it sparsely, most of their original range when the twentieth century began. 2018 @reardonfr44 12 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) It's a harbour seal commonly called a doter. Rare in recent years but they are increasing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1552n.²1770
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