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单词 french-polisher
释义

French-polishern.

Brit. /frɛn(t)ʃ ˈpɒlɪʃə/, U.S. /ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈpɑlɪʃər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French-polish v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < French-polish v. + -er suffix1.
A person who French-polishes (furniture, boats, etc.), esp. professionally.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > who smooths, polishes, or flattens
polisher1552
rubber1611
flatter1714
flattener1741
French-polisher1825
planisher1858
1825 Times 10 Oct. 1/3 (advt.) Wanted a good French Polisher.
1879 Daily News 7 Apr. 3/1 Their boat..has just been left by the French polisher.
1933 Musical Times 74 689/2 At first..we put the tea things on the pianoforte, but..someone..upset the hot water across its back, and we had hastily to summon a french polisher.
1992 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 18 359 Henry Isaacs..moved out of the docks and was employed as a French polisher and woodworker in later life.
2004 J. Bale Running Cultures v. 123 His mother worked as a French-polisher at a factory making billiard tables.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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