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单词 fluonomist
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fluonomistn.

Brit. /fluːˈɒnəmɪst/, U.S. /fluˈɑnəməst/
Forms: 1900s– flueonomist, 1900s– fluonomist.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flue n.3, economist n.
Etymology: < flue n.3 + -onomist (in economist n.). The designation was apparently coined as a more impressive-sounding alternative to ‘chimney sweep’, especially for one using technological equipment.
rare.
= chimney-sweep n. 2.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] > cleaning chimneys > one who
chimney-sweeper?1518
sweep-chimney1657
lily-white1699
chimney-sweep1709
sooterkin1795
sweepy1798
sweep1812
ramoneura1859
chummy1860
chimney-cleanser1905
chimney-cleaner1906
fluonomist1946
1946 Times 22 Oct. 2/4 He recently saw that a sweep described himself as a fluonomist. The man charged 6d. more than an ordinary sweep.
1965 N.Z. Woman's Weekly 4 Oct. 103/1 Our chimney sweep calls himself a fluonomist!
1988 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 13 May The eyes of Melbourne's flueonomists—that's chimney sweeps to the uninitiated - are fixed on the horizon searching for a sign of winter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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