| 单词 | kite-flyer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈkite-flyer ˈkite-flyer n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] > participants swinger1712 kite-flyer1844 yo-yoist1933 yo-yoer1973 paintballer1989 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > use of bills of exchange > one dealing in bills of exchange > fraudulently kite-flyer1844 kite-man1928 society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [noun] > passing of money > passing of counterfeits > passing of forged or unbacked cheques > person who kite-flyer1844 paperhanger1914 1844 Knickerbocker 24 258 The most persevering kite-flyers that I know of, are the Reformers. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) 231 Kite-flier, a financier who practises the operation of ‘kite-flying’. 1876 Monthly Packet June 577 Heavy bets are laid on the best kite-flyers. 1896 Daily News 1 Dec. 8/5 Franklin's experiences as a scientific kite-flyer. 1935 ‘D. Hume’ Gaol Gates are Open 8 Higher in the hierarchy of crime come the ‘kite flyers’, who cash worthless cheques. 1968 ‘L. Egan’ Serious Investigation (1969) iii. 34 Right now we've got a con man operating on the pensioners, and a kite flyer passing all the rubber checks. 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Jan. 2/7 Sarasota, Fla... Some 89 contestants jammed Lido Beach for the Association's 4th Annual International Flyoff, held in honor of America's foremost kiteflyer Ben Franklin. < as lemmas |
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