单词 | annexer |
释义 | annexern. A person who or thing which annexes something (in various senses of annex v.); esp. an appropriator of land or territory. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [noun] > annexation > one who annexer1639 annexor1845 annexionist1853 1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 379 The King was annexer of the Castles and Lands to the Crowne. 1676 A. Sammes Britannia Antiqua Illustrata 486 The Annexer of the Title has not done ingeniously in this Epistle. 1771 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 3 1830 The same persons are intended to be the makers of the by-law, and the annexers of the penalty. 1846 Niles' National Reg. 14 Mar. 31/2 All the great annexers of territory—including Alexander, Genghiskan, and Attila the Hun—have preached or practised just such things. 1881 Lit. World. 13 Aug. 277/2 The true author's name does not appear, either outside or in. The only ostensible name is that of the annexer of his essay, Mr. Payne. 1902 Leader (Melbourne) 5 Apr. 14/3 Brakpan, the annexer of the Champagne Stakes, is a champion in his class. 1940 A. L. Lavine Man. Commerc. Law (ed. 4) xiii. 160 Whether a fixture becomes part of the realty or remains the property of the annexer depends upon whether the annexation was intended to be permanent. 2005 Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) 14 Jan. 9 a/2 [A] misconceived epic about the king of Macedonia, unifier of Greece, and annexer of Asia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1639 |
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