† meanern.¹

Forms: Middle English mener, Middle English menowr, Middle English menowre; Scottish pre-1700 menar, pre-1700 menare.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French moyenneur ; mean n.³, mean v.³, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Either (i) < an unattested Anglo-Norman variant of Middle French moyenneur mediator (c1330; 1190 in Old French as moieneor ; compare Old French meenier , meeneur (both c1220), menneur (1265); < Old French moien , meien (see mean adj.²) + -eor -er suffix¹), or (ii) < mean n.³ + -er suffix¹, or (iii) < mean v.³ (although this is only attested later) + -er suffix¹.Apparently attested earlier as a surname: Ricardus le Mener (1210–12), Alano Menur (1301).

Obsolete.

An interpreter; a mediator, an intercessor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > intercession or influence on someone's behalf > [noun] > one who

forespeakerc1175

sequesterc1380

meanc1384

meanera1387

mediatorc1410

advocatec1450

intercessor1482

advowrer1508

attorney1537

paranympha1538

paraclete?1548

advocator1588

intercedera1656

intercedenta1661

supercargo1713

citizen advocate1958

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [noun] > interpreter

latimerc1275

dragoman13..

meanera1387

interpretator?a1475

truchman1485

spokesman1519

interpreter1531

interpret1584

decipherer1587

trenchman1632

linguistera1649

terjiman1682

renderera1691

dubash1698

reader1763

exegesist1831

hermeneutist1836

exegetes1846

elicitor1848

beach-man1867

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 409 Mark þe gospellour, Paule his disciple and his mener [L. interpres Petri].

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 397 Austyn..com alonde wiþ fourty felawes and som meners [L. interpretibus].

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 333 Menowre, or medyatowre.

1568 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 747 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 151 Thow moder of all mercye and þe menare Ffor ws.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

meanern.²

Brit.

/ˈmiːnə/, U.S.

/ˈminər/

Forms: Middle English mener (in a late copy), 1500s meener, 1500s– meaner.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mean v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < mean v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

A person who means or intends something; a person who conveys or intends to convey a particular meaning (through a statement, action, etc.).Frequently with modifying adjective prefixed; see also well-meaner n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > one who consciously intends something

willer1435

meaner1532

resolver1758

resolutioner1908

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxlvi I hope thou shalte safely escape, &..thy trewe meanyng seruyce aboute bringe, in dispyte of al false meaners, that the of newe haten.

1567 A. Golding in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. aiij^v For too catch An honest meener vnder fayre pretence of frendship, is An easie matter.

1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 138 We haue the faithfullest meaners, and truest dealers, that are in all the world.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. v. sig. Gg4 So mischief fel vpon the meaners crowne.

1604 S. Hieron Preachers Plea in Wks. (1620) I. 490 If the meaner be not assured of the goodnesse of it..his meaning is naught.

1616 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Scornful Ladie i. sig. B2 A Simile seruant? This roome was built for honest meaners, that deliuer themselues hastily and plainely, and are gone.

1634 A. Warwick Spare-minutes (1637) 18 The good meaner hath two tongues.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 504. ¶2 Your double Meaners are dispersed up and down thro' all Parts of Town or City where [etc.].

1987 R. Kelly Not this Island Mus. 78 Words mean what their meaners do and what their hearers apprehend—that is their tragedy.

1991 Nous 25 449 Not to ascribe meaning at all to a term is not to use it as an object with a semantics; and if we do not so use it, then it has no semantics, for we ‘meaners’ are the creators of semantics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† meanern.³

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mean adj.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Perhaps use as noun of meaner, comparative of mean adj.¹; or perhaps < mean adj.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier commoner n.

Obsolete. rare.

A person of lowly status.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person

swaina1150

ladc1300

loon1535

blue coat1583

gaffer1589

snake1590

meaner1596

frock1612

groundling1630

frock-man1657

coolie1803

simple1824

yellow dog1862

Harry1874

smock-frock1898

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxi. 295 But of some Meaners, that their liues haue ventured no lesse, Perform'd as much, [etc.].

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 383 Lawyer, Justice, Gentleman or meaner do within the compasse of their places [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

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n.²1532

n.³1596

单词	meaner
释义	† meanern.¹ Forms: Middle English mener, Middle English menowr, Middle English menowre; Scottish pre-1700 menar, pre-1700 menare. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French moyenneur ; mean n.³, mean v.³, -er suffix¹. Etymology: Either (i) < an unattested Anglo-Norman variant of Middle French moyenneur mediator (c1330; 1190 in Old French as moieneor ; compare Old French meenier , meeneur (both c1220), menneur (1265); < Old French moien , meien (see mean adj.²) + -eor -er suffix¹), or (ii) < mean n.³ + -er suffix¹, or (iii) < mean v.³ (although this is only attested later) + -er suffix¹.Apparently attested earlier as a surname: Ricardus le Mener (1210–12), Alano Menur (1301). Obsolete. An interpreter; a mediator, an intercessor. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > intercession or influence on someone's behalf > [noun] > one who forespeakerc1175 sequesterc1380 meanc1384 meanera1387 mediatorc1410 advocatec1450 intercessor1482 advowrer1508 attorney1537 paranympha1538 paraclete?1548 advocator1588 intercedera1656 intercedenta1661 supercargo1713 citizen advocate1958 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [noun] > interpreter latimerc1275 dragoman13.. meanera1387 interpretator?a1475 truchman1485 spokesman1519 interpreter1531 interpret1584 decipherer1587 trenchman1632 linguistera1649 terjiman1682 renderera1691 dubash1698 reader1763 exegesist1831 hermeneutist1836 exegetes1846 elicitor1848 beach-man1867 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 409 Mark þe gospellour, Paule his disciple and his mener [L. interpres Petri]. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 397 Austyn..com alonde wiþ fourty felawes and som meners [L. interpretibus]. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 333 Menowre, or medyatowre. 1568 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 747 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 151 Thow moder of all mercye and þe menare Ffor ws. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). meanern.² Brit. /ˈmiːnə/, U.S. /ˈminər/ Forms: Middle English mener (in a late copy), 1500s meener, 1500s– meaner. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mean v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < mean v.¹ + -er suffix¹. A person who means or intends something; a person who conveys or intends to convey a particular meaning (through a statement, action, etc.).Frequently with modifying adjective prefixed; see also well-meaner n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > one who consciously intends something willer1435 meaner1532 resolver1758 resolutioner1908 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxlvi I hope thou shalte safely escape, &..thy trewe meanyng seruyce aboute bringe, in dispyte of al false meaners, that the of newe haten. 1567 A. Golding in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. aiij^v For too catch An honest meener vnder fayre pretence of frendship, is An easie matter. 1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 138 We haue the faithfullest meaners, and truest dealers, that are in all the world. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. v. sig. Gg4 So mischief fel vpon the meaners crowne. 1604 S. Hieron Preachers Plea in Wks. (1620) I. 490 If the meaner be not assured of the goodnesse of it..his meaning is naught. 1616 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Scornful Ladie i. sig. B2 A Simile seruant? This roome was built for honest meaners, that deliuer themselues hastily and plainely, and are gone. 1634 A. Warwick Spare-minutes (1637) 18 The good meaner hath two tongues. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 504. ¶2 Your double Meaners are dispersed up and down thro' all Parts of Town or City where [etc.]. 1987 R. Kelly Not this Island Mus. 78 Words mean what their meaners do and what their hearers apprehend—that is their tragedy. 1991 Nous 25 449 Not to ascribe meaning at all to a term is not to use it as an object with a semantics; and if we do not so use it, then it has no semantics, for we ‘meaners’ are the creators of semantics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † meanern.³ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mean adj.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: Perhaps use as noun of meaner, comparative of mean adj.¹; or perhaps < mean adj.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier commoner n. Obsolete. rare. A person of lowly status. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > [noun] > person swaina1150 ladc1300 loon1535 blue coat1583 gaffer1589 snake1590 meaner1596 frock1612 groundling1630 frock-man1657 coolie1803 simple1824 yellow dog1862 Harry1874 smock-frock1898 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxi. 295 But of some Meaners, that their liues haue ventured no lesse, Perform'd as much, [etc.]. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 383 Lawyer, Justice, Gentleman or meaner do within the compasse of their places [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹a1387n.²1532n.³1596
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