单词 | eventer |
释义 | eventern. Equestrianism. A horse or rider that takes part in eventing competitions (see eventing n.2). Frequently with modifying phrase specifying the type of competition, as one-day eventer, three-day eventer. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [noun] > eventing > participant eventer1964 1964 Country Life 14 May 1185/1 Sound ‘eventers’ are not easy to find at the end of a spring session. 1972 Financial Times 21 Sept. 23/8 Some Continental Three-Day Eventers..have concentrated particularly upon their dressage. 1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 19/2 He's jolly good-looking and he's a top eventer. 1986 Riding May 12/3 Escapism..has proved himself as an eventer as well as a sire. 1992 Guardian 15 Aug. 12/4 Several years as a physiotherapist in Harrogate hospitals persuaded Janet, then a keen one-day eventer, that horses offered a more satisfying future than athletes. 2013 Field Apr. 72/2 Eventers often seem to have a pug sitting on the passenger seat of the horse lorry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1964 |
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