单词 | front-ranker |
释义 | > as lemmasfront-ranker front-ranker n. a person (ship, etc.) of the highest class or of leading position. ΚΠ 1905 Westm. Gaz. 25 Mar. 15/1 The eagerness which was displayed by some ‘front-rankers’ to get a ‘line’ of the Ceylon Pearl Syndicate's underwriting. 1914 in E. C. Barnes Alfred Yarrow (1923) xxvii. 260 The Firedrake and Lurcher were looked upon as two front-rankers. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 7 Dec. Suppl. p. vi/1 It is a long time since a year's verse list was led by so many front rankers. 1963 Times 9 Feb. 10/5 London's light operatic conductors, at a time when Ivan Caryll, Herman Finck, Jimmy Glover, and Alfred Dove were front-rankers. < as lemmas |
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