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单词 hand organist
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hand organistn.

Brit. /ˈhand ˌɔːɡənɪst/, /ˈhand ˌɔːɡn̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˈhænd ˌɔrɡənəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., organist n.
Etymology: < hand n. + organist n., after hand organ n.
Now rare.
A person who plays a hand organ, esp. as an itinerant street musician.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > street musician
street musician1784
music-grinder1803
hand organist1805
busker1851
griddler1859
trap-drummer1903
jogah1928
society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > other instrumentalists > [noun] > barrel-organ grinder
organ-grinder1792
organist1793
hand organist1805
barrel-organist1866
organ-man1868
1805 Balance, & Columbian Repository 1 Jan. p. iv/2 (heading) The hand-organist... Last summer, a little Italian frequented our streets with a fine hand-organ.
1855 Ladies' Repository Oct. 604/2 Others are like hand-organists. When some master-mind has invented the instrument, they make excellent performers.
1896 W. D. Howells Impressions & Experiences iv. 162 Ought one to give money to a hand-organist?
1913 Suffrage Parade 748 Itinerant musicians, including hand organists, may be permitted..to perform..between the hours of 9 o'clock am and 9 o'clock pm.
2008 A. Bell Batting on Bosphorus 64 Hand organists, who'd have fared better with monkeys on their shoulders.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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