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单词 maker-upper
释义

maker-uppern.

Brit. /ˌmeɪkə(r)ˈʌpə/, U.S. /ˌmeɪkərˈəpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: maker n., -upper comb. form.
Etymology: < maker n. + -upper comb. form, after to make up at make v.1 Phrasal verbs 1. Compare maker-up n. at maker n. 1c.
A person who makes up (in various senses), esp. a make-up artist.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > one who applies preparations for the complexion
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1936 H. Lang Screen Bk. Feb. 44 in Amer. Speech 11 77/2 ‘When I was younger,’ the maker-upper told Bill, ‘I wasn't only a make-up man.’
1974 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xliii. 309 Personae non dramatis but technicalis (Some bachelors, some not)..A maker-upper.
1992 Herald (Glasgow) 3 Sept. 13/3 A notorious scribbler, doodler, all-round maker-upper and social anarchist.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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