keenern.¹

/ˈkiːnə/

Etymology: < keen v.² + -er suffix¹.

One who keens or laments; a professional mourner at Irish wakes and funerals who utters the keen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > obsequies > people involved in funeral > [noun] > mourner > hired or professional

weeper1412

saulie1621

blacka1625

mourner1631

wailer1647

dismal?1710

mute1741

keener1786

howler1844

moirologist1886

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > lamentation or expression of grief for death > [noun] > one who

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waker1808

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Keeners, the name of the Irish Singing Mourners.

1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. vi. 109 The ban caointhe, or chief keener, had assumed her place beside the head of the bed.

1894 W. B. Yeats Celtic Twilight 101 As he drew near came to him the cry of the keeners.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

keenern.²

/ˈkiːnə/

Etymology: < keen adj. + -er suffix¹.

U.S.

One who drives a hard bargain; (also) a person or thing in some way superior.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing

carbunclea1350

swanc1386

phoenixc1400

diamondc1440

broocha1464

surmounterc1500

sovereign?a1513

primrose peerless1523

superlative1577

transcendent1593

Arabian birda1616

crack1637

first rate1681

peach1710

phoenicle1711

admiration1717

spanker1751

first-raterc1760

no slouch of1767

nailer1806

tip-topper1822

ripper1825

ripstaver1828

apotheosis1832

clinker1836

clipper1836

bird1839

keener1839

ripsnorter1840

beater1845

firecracker1845

pumpkin1845

screamer1846

stunner1847

bottler1855

beaut1866

bobby-dazzler1866

one out of the box1867

stem-winder1875

corker1877

trimmer1878

hot stuff1884

daisy1886

jim-dandy1887

cracker1891

jim-hickey1895

peacherino1896

pippin1897

alpha plus1898

peacherine1900

pip1900

humdinger1905

bosker1906

hummer1907

good egg1914

superstar1914

the berries1918

bee's knee1923

the cat's whiskers1923

smash1923

smash hit1923

brahma1925

dilly1935

piss-cutter1935

killer1937

killer-diller1938

a hard act to follow1942

peacheroo1942

bitch1946

brammerc1950

hot shit1960

Tiffany1973

bollocks1981

society > trade and finance > trader > [noun] > bargainer or haggler > one who drives a hard bargain

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1839 Spirit of Times 27 Apr. 90/3 The filly is a keener, but looked out of fix.

1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Keener, a very shrewd person, one sharp at a bargain, what in England would be called ‘a keen hand’. Western.

1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 496 Keener, a noun made from the adjective, is a Western term for a sharp man. ‘I tell you he is a keener, you can't get on his blind side.’

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §436/2 Cheat, keener.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §461/18 Swindler, keener.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §542/22 Bargainer, keener.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §743/2 Cardsharp, keener.

Draft additions June 2015

Canadian and English regional (Bristol) colloquial. A person, esp. a student, who is extremely or excessively eager, zealous, or enthusiastic.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > hard-working student

reading man1684

smug1882

grind1893

keener1973

1973 Winnipeg Free Press 21 July 3/4 [When] the two playground supervisors arrive in the morning,..they usually find a number of keeners already working on various projects.

1988 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 19 Feb. 4/3 Anti-conflict[-of-interest] keeners on the Hill also hope it [sc. the bill] will extend rules to spouses—one of the biggest loopholes.

1993 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 16 Nov. b2/5 A method of peer evaluation..compensates the ‘keeners’ who did the extra work with a higher grade.

2001 T. Allen Rolling Home viii. 155 They'd come all the way north by train and had maps and schedules laid out on the table... They were keeners.

2015 @CharlieSumpter1 12 Mar. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Stop being such a keener.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	keener
释义	keenern.¹ /ˈkiːnə/ Etymology: < keen v.² + -er suffix¹. One who keens or laments; a professional mourner at Irish wakes and funerals who utters the keen. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > people involved in funeral > [noun] > mourner > hired or professional weeper1412 saulie1621 blacka1625 mourner1631 wailer1647 dismal?1710 mute1741 keener1786 howler1844 moirologist1886 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > lamentation or expression of grief for death > [noun] > one who mournera1425 keener1786 waker1808 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Keeners, the name of the Irish Singing Mourners. 1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. vi. 109 The ban caointhe, or chief keener, had assumed her place beside the head of the bed. 1894 W. B. Yeats Celtic Twilight 101 As he drew near came to him the cry of the keeners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2018). keenern.² /ˈkiːnə/ Etymology: < keen adj. + -er suffix¹. U.S. One who drives a hard bargain; (also) a person or thing in some way superior. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing carbunclea1350 swanc1386 phoenixc1400 diamondc1440 broocha1464 surmounterc1500 sovereign?a1513 primrose peerless1523 superlative1577 transcendent1593 Arabian birda1616 crack1637 first rate1681 peach1710 phoenicle1711 admiration1717 spanker1751 first-raterc1760 no slouch of1767 nailer1806 tip-topper1822 ripper1825 ripstaver1828 apotheosis1832 clinker1836 clipper1836 bird1839 keener1839 ripsnorter1840 beater1845 firecracker1845 pumpkin1845 screamer1846 stunner1847 bottler1855 beaut1866 bobby-dazzler1866 one out of the box1867 stem-winder1875 corker1877 trimmer1878 hot stuff1884 daisy1886 jim-dandy1887 cracker1891 jim-hickey1895 peacherino1896 pippin1897 alpha plus1898 peacherine1900 pip1900 humdinger1905 bosker1906 hummer1907 good egg1914 superstar1914 the berries1918 bee's knee1923 the cat's whiskers1923 smash1923 smash hit1923 brahma1925 dilly1935 piss-cutter1935 killer1937 killer-diller1938 a hard act to follow1942 peacheroo1942 bitch1946 brammerc1950 hot shit1960 Tiffany1973 bollocks1981 society > trade and finance > trader > [noun] > bargainer or haggler > one who drives a hard bargain keener1839 1839 Spirit of Times 27 Apr. 90/3 The filly is a keener, but looked out of fix. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Keener, a very shrewd person, one sharp at a bargain, what in England would be called ‘a keen hand’. Western. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 496 Keener, a noun made from the adjective, is a Western term for a sharp man. ‘I tell you he is a keener, you can't get on his blind side.’ 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §436/2 Cheat, keener. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §461/18 Swindler, keener. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §542/22 Bargainer, keener. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §743/2 Cardsharp, keener. Draft additions June 2015 Canadian and English regional (Bristol) colloquial. A person, esp. a student, who is extremely or excessively eager, zealous, or enthusiastic. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > hard-working student reading man1684 smug1882 grind1893 keener1973 1973 Winnipeg Free Press 21 July 3/4 [When] the two playground supervisors arrive in the morning,..they usually find a number of keeners already working on various projects. 1988 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 19 Feb. 4/3 Anti-conflict[-of-interest] keeners on the Hill also hope it [sc. the bill] will extend rules to spouses—one of the biggest loopholes. 1993 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 16 Nov. b2/5 A method of peer evaluation..compensates the ‘keeners’ who did the extra work with a higher grade. 2001 T. Allen Rolling Home viii. 155 They'd come all the way north by train and had maps and schedules laid out on the table... They were keeners. 2015 @CharlieSumpter1 12 Mar. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Stop being such a keener. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.¹1786n.²1839
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