Autolycanadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈtɒlᵻkən/, U.S.

/ɔˈtɑləkən/,

/ɑˈtɑləkən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Autolycus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Autolycus (classical Latin Autolycus, ancient Greek Αὐτόλυκος), the name of the son of Hermes and Chione in Greek mythology, who was able to render what he touched invisible, and used this gift to commit theft; and subsequently the name of an unscrupulous trader in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale + -an suffix.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Autolycus; spec. characterized by thievery or subterfuge.

ΚΠ

1890 Academy 3 May 298/1 No doubt Cook had to make a deterrent example of natives with Autolycan propensities.

1959 Encounter July 44/2 Even in the Iliad we can catch glimpses of an Autolycan influence both in Odysseus's own actions and in the attitude of pure-blooded heroes, as when Agamemnon calls him ‘arch-trickster, crafty-hearted one’.

1961 Guardian 19 Sept. 5/6 As Autolycan world prices go, these [in Portobello Road] are..reasonable.

1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 June 646/4 In a disarming note at the beginning of the book, Adams offers an apology for his autolycan procedures.

2007 C. Carey in E. Carawan Oxf. Readings in Attic Orators ix. 239 The exploitation of the drafting process, which requires no more than Autolycan cunning.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	autolycan
释义	Autolycanadj. Brit. /ɔːˈtɒlᵻkən/, U.S. /ɔˈtɑləkən/, /ɑˈtɑləkən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Autolycus , -an suffix. Etymology: < Autolycus (classical Latin Autolycus, ancient Greek Αὐτόλυκος), the name of the son of Hermes and Chione in Greek mythology, who was able to render what he touched invisible, and used this gift to commit theft; and subsequently the name of an unscrupulous trader in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale + -an suffix. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Autolycus; spec. characterized by thievery or subterfuge. ΚΠ 1890 Academy 3 May 298/1 No doubt Cook had to make a deterrent example of natives with Autolycan propensities. 1959 Encounter July 44/2 Even in the Iliad we can catch glimpses of an Autolycan influence both in Odysseus's own actions and in the attitude of pure-blooded heroes, as when Agamemnon calls him ‘arch-trickster, crafty-hearted one’. 1961 Guardian 19 Sept. 5/6 As Autolycan world prices go, these [in Portobello Road] are..reasonable. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 June 646/4 In a disarming note at the beginning of the book, Adams offers an apology for his autolycan procedures. 2007 C. Carey in E. Carawan Oxf. Readings in Attic Orators ix. 239 The exploitation of the drafting process, which requires no more than Autolycan cunning. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1890
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