| 单词 | high-ranker |
| 释义 | > as lemmashigh-ranker high-ranker n. a person, animal, or thing ranked highly in some scale, esp. a person of elevated social status. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of proudOE higha1200 estate1399 honourablea1450 statec1449 dignitya1525 high and mighty1576 palasinc1580 titular1605 sublimity1610 dignitary1672 person of condition1673 figure1692 title1817 titulary1824 Hon.1836 high-up1882 high-ranker1899 1899 Amer. Machinist 13 Apr. 304/3 It is from the lower ranks that true knowledge comes, if the high-rankers get it at all. 1958 W. J. H. Sprott Human Groups ix. 147 When he played against a gang high-ranker, he was seldom ‘on form’. 1973 J. Wainwright Pride of Pigs 18 High-rankers and C.I.D. wallahs bobbing in and out. 2002 Nature 5 Sept. 61/2 High-rankers are hopeful reproductives. They do little work, and one of them, usually the beta, replaces the gamergate if she dies. < as lemmas |
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