单词 | history-sheeter |
释义 | > as lemmashistory-sheeter history-sheeter n. Indian English colloquial a person with a criminal record. ΚΠ 1940 Proc. Legislative Assembly of United Provinces, India 13 July 133 Holi Ahir is a B class history-sheeter and a bully, and given to every sort of crime. 1988 S. Rushdie Satanic Verses v. 194 Here it is the human race that is the undertrial, and it is a defendant with a rotten record: a history-sheeter, a bad egg. 2005 Indian Express (Nexis) 20 June Policemen checked on the addresses of all wanted criminals and history-sheeters. < as lemmas |
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