单词 | hand organist |
释义 | hand organistn. Now rare. A person who plays a hand organ, esp. as an itinerant street musician. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1805 |
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