Mercn.¹

Brit.

/məːk/, U.S.

/mərk/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mercedes.

Etymology: Shortened < Mercedes (now Mercedes–Benz), a proprietary name for a range of vehicles produced by the Daimler motor company of Germany (now a part of Daimler–Benz) < Mercedes, the name of the daughter of Emil Jellinek (1853–1918), a diplomat and major investor in the original Daimler company.

colloquial.

A vehicle of the Mercedes–Benz make, esp. a large and luxurious saloon car.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > specific model

Olds1907

Model T1909

Ford1914

Rolls1915

Merc1930

T-model1932

beetle1958

T-bird1958

VW1958

Mini1959

Moke1959

deux-chevaux1962

Mini-Moke1962

Liftback1973

Beemer1978

Roller1979

foreign2010

1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies x. 176 Scraps of highly technical conversation rose on all sides of them..‘Tailwag’..‘Speed-wobble’..‘Merc’ [etc.].

1933 M. Lincoln Oh! Definitely xv. 230 Geoffrey and I are going down in the ‘Merc’.

1961 ‘W. Haggard’ Arena xv. 127 ‘There's a Merc on our tail... Wave it by.’.. He waved the Mercedes on.

1974 J. Wainwright Hard Hit 33 There is a pale blue Merc parked not far from the club entrance.

1989 Truck & Driver Feb. 40/1 The 1729 gets a slightly restyled cab exterior, with greater use of plastics and sloping door windows to echo the smaller Mercs.

1995 Observer 19 Mar. (Business section) 13/4 You would still be a couple of thousand pounds in pocket over three years with the budget Merc.

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

Mercn.²

Brit.

/məːk/, U.S.

/mərk/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mercury.

Etymology: Shortened < Mercury, the proprietary name of a range of vehicles produced from 1938 by the Ford motor company.

U.S. colloquial.

A motor vehicle of the Mercury make; (in quot. 1954) an engine for this make of car.

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1954 Amer. Mercury 29 93 Big Merc, a ‘bored and stroked’ Mercury engine.

1961 C. Barbeau Ikon 99 It was a forty-eight Merc, a real beaut.

1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 1 (stage direct.) A beautiful decked and channeled, candy-apple red, tuck and rolled '53 Merc that glides into the drive-in.

1996 B. Helgeland & C. Hanson L.A. Confidential (film script) 51 One of them owns a maroon Merc coupe.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mercn.³

Brit.

/məːk/, U.S.

/mərk/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: mercenary n.

Etymology: Shortened < mercenary n.

colloquial.

= mercenary n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary

wagerc1420

knight wager1513

mercenary1523

lance-knight1530

suddart1542

hireling1547

adventurer1548

venturer1572

lansquenet1577

warmonger1590

mercenarian1598

passe-volant1617

provantman1659

soldier of fortune1661

privateer1676

routier1683

bravo1761

stipendiary1768

free companion1804

freelance1819

free-rider1821

freelancer1854

merchant of death1934

merc1967

1967 Time 11 Aug. 28/2 Zambesi Club ‘mercs’ are white Rhodesians and South Africans from Colonel ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare's Fifth Commando.

1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net ix. 284 Any dumbass merc will fight for pay for Grenada or Singapore, or some jungle-jabber African regime.

1999 W. Gibson All Tomorrow's Parties xlviii. 199 He had a feeling the scarf was the one he'd really have to watch for; he couldn't say why. ‘What if those mercs scope us leaving?’

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

n.¹1930

n.²1954

n.³1967

单词	merc
释义	Mercn.¹ Brit. /məːk/, U.S. /mərk/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mercedes. Etymology: Shortened < Mercedes (now Mercedes–Benz), a proprietary name for a range of vehicles produced by the Daimler motor company of Germany (now a part of Daimler–Benz) < Mercedes, the name of the daughter of Emil Jellinek (1853–1918), a diplomat and major investor in the original Daimler company. colloquial. A vehicle of the Mercedes–Benz make, esp. a large and luxurious saloon car.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > specific model Olds1907 Model T1909 Ford1914 Rolls1915 Merc1930 T-model1932 beetle1958 T-bird1958 VW1958 Mini1959 Moke1959 deux-chevaux1962 Mini-Moke1962 Liftback1973 Beemer1978 Roller1979 foreign2010 1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies x. 176 Scraps of highly technical conversation rose on all sides of them..‘Tailwag’..‘Speed-wobble’..‘Merc’ [etc.]. 1933 M. Lincoln Oh! Definitely xv. 230 Geoffrey and I are going down in the ‘Merc’. 1961 ‘W. Haggard’ Arena xv. 127 ‘There's a Merc on our tail... Wave it by.’.. He waved the Mercedes on. 1974 J. Wainwright Hard Hit 33 There is a pale blue Merc parked not far from the club entrance. 1989 Truck & Driver Feb. 40/1 The 1729 gets a slightly restyled cab exterior, with greater use of plastics and sloping door windows to echo the smaller Mercs. 1995 Observer 19 Mar. (Business section) 13/4 You would still be a couple of thousand pounds in pocket over three years with the budget Merc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Mercn.² Brit. /məːk/, U.S. /mərk/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mercury. Etymology: Shortened < Mercury, the proprietary name of a range of vehicles produced from 1938 by the Ford motor company. U.S. colloquial. A motor vehicle of the Mercury make; (in quot. 1954) an engine for this make of car. ΚΠ 1954 Amer. Mercury 29 93 Big Merc, a ‘bored and stroked’ Mercury engine. 1961 C. Barbeau Ikon 99 It was a forty-eight Merc, a real beaut. 1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 1 (stage direct.) A beautiful decked and channeled, candy-apple red, tuck and rolled '53 Merc that glides into the drive-in. 1996 B. Helgeland & C. Hanson L.A. Confidential (film script) 51 One of them owns a maroon Merc coupe. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mercn.³ Brit. /məːk/, U.S. /mərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: mercenary n. Etymology: Shortened < mercenary n. colloquial. = mercenary n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary wagerc1420 knight wager1513 mercenary1523 lance-knight1530 suddart1542 hireling1547 adventurer1548 venturer1572 lansquenet1577 warmonger1590 mercenarian1598 passe-volant1617 provantman1659 soldier of fortune1661 privateer1676 routier1683 bravo1761 stipendiary1768 free companion1804 freelance1819 free-rider1821 freelancer1854 merchant of death1934 merc1967 1967 Time 11 Aug. 28/2 Zambesi Club ‘mercs’ are white Rhodesians and South Africans from Colonel ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare's Fifth Commando. 1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net ix. 284 Any dumbass merc will fight for pay for Grenada or Singapore, or some jungle-jabber African regime. 1999 W. Gibson All Tomorrow's Parties xlviii. 199 He had a feeling the scarf was the one he'd really have to watch for; he couldn't say why. ‘What if those mercs scope us leaving?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1930n.²1954n.³1967
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