单词 | fouler |
释义 | foulern. 1. A person who or thing that fouls something (in various senses of foul v.1), esp. in making it dirty or polluted, or in being a cause or source of obstruction. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [noun] > dirtying > one who fouler1624 1624 J. Taylor Praise Cleane Linnen Ep. Ded. sig. A6 Prayers for the cleane amendment of all foulers of Linnen. 1757 R. Maxwell Pract. Husbandman 219 Wheat, Barley, Rye, and Oats..are more or less Wasters or Robbers of the Ground; the last are likewise Foulers of it, by giveing Way to Weeds and Grass. 1906 Liberty Rev. Feb. 89 This aristocratical democratical enemy of her own class, this fouler of her own nest, is delighted to ‘see a growing recognition all round of pure class antagonism’. 1964 C. Simpson Take me to Russia iv. 294 Soviet petrol was not only a great fouler of carburettors; it was expensive. 2003 Times (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Features section) 18 Aircraft are major foulers of the planet, emitting vast quantities of carbon dioxide. 2. Sport. A player or competitor who infringes the rules; esp. one who commits fouls regularly or habitually. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > other players server1585 free agent1649 benchwarmer1662 puncher1681 sticker1779 hard hitter1790 hitter1813 go-devil1835 beneficiaire1841 colt1846 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 left-hander1864 attack1869 cap1879 international1882 roadman1886 big leaguer1887 homester1887 sand lotter1887 badger1890 internationalist1892 repeater1893 anchorman1895 grandstander1896 stylist1897 homebrew1903 letterman1905 toss-loser1906 fouler1908 rookie1908 mudder1912 sharpshooter1912 pro-amateur1919 receiver1919 southpaw1925 freestyler1927 hotshot1927 active1931 all-timer1936 iceman1936 wild card1940 scrambler1954 rounder1955 franchise1957 call-up1960 trialist1960 non-import1964 sandbagger1965 rebel1982 wide-body1986 1908 Sydney Sportsman 25 Nov. 1/2 Then maybe drastic measures will be brought to bear on the matter, and the fiendish foulers punished. 1934 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 28 June 2/6 Then there was playing the ball on the ground with both feet and hands, and the skilful fouler here can get the ball back often without being detected. 1988 Times 1 Dec. 42/6 Cynical foulers and actors should just be sent off without warning. 2012 @serendippy13 8 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Feb. 2021) The other team are massive foulers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624 |
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