moonmann.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnman/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural moonmen.

Forms: see moon n.¹ and man n.¹; also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + man n.¹

1. cant. A Gypsy. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > person

gyptian1533

Egyptian1538

Bohemian1574

Gypsy1574

tinker1575

Zingani1581

Zingaro1600

moonman1608

faw1756

vagabond1756

Zingara1756

gitano1761

gitanac1770

nomade1798

Roman1800

Romani1800

Tzigane1802

Zigeuner1802

Sinti1827

piker1838

pikey1838

Rom1841

Zincalo1841

Romanichal1843

nomadian1847

Romany chai1851

didicoi1853

Bedouin1863

gyppo1868

gyp1886

1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. G2^v A Moone-man signifies in English, a mad-man..By a by name they are called Gipsies, they call themselues Egiptians, others in mockery call them Moone-men.

a1637 B. Jonson Masque of Gypsies 69* in tr. Horace Art of Poetry (1640) Town. They are Gypsies o' this yeare, o' this Moone... Clod. O they are called the Moon-men, I remember now.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Moon-men, Gipsies.

2003 D. Mayall (title) Gypsy identities 1500–2000: from Egipcyans and Moon-men to the ethnic Romany.

†2. A person, esp. a criminal, who works at night. Cf. moon's man n. at moon n.¹ Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who steals at night

nightbird1548

night-hooker1601

night-snapa1625

moonman1632

nighthawk1800

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) Moone-men, brigands.

3. An imagined inhabitant of the moon. Also: the moon personified; the man in the moon. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [noun] > moon-dweller

moonmana1640

lunarian1708

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Fffffff4^v/2 Tay. Shall I be a moon-man? Foro. I am of opinion, the people of that world..Do vary the fashion of their cloathes oftner then any Quick-silver'd nation in Europe.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 133 Beauty of a richer vein..Unto men these moon-men lend, And our shrinking sky extend.

1941 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 210/1 South wind shakes the ole magnolia, Moon-man lights the dingy sky.

1958 Spectator 5 Sept. 305 An electronic sideshow starred Gygan, the Man from the Moon... He walked spastic fashion with that curious whirring noise which all Moonmen seem to affect.

1987 Times 3 July 16/6 Moonmen..would surely have thought on similar lines as Earthmen about sputniks.

4. A person involved in astronautics; (later) spec. an astronaut.

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society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space > traveller to moon

moonman1935

lunarnaut1965

moonwalker1969

1935 News-week 5 Oct. 29/2 Remembering how the press branded him ‘Moon Man’, and hinted he was a crackpot... Dr. Goddard..kept reporters 200 yards off.

1965 N.Y. Jrnl.-Amer. 21 Feb. 11/1 The spot where America's Moonmen are most likely to land.

1970 Observer 19 Apr. 8/4 They were virile men, these astronauts. They were patriots, but they were moonmen.

1992 S. Romer Plato's Ladder (BNC) 55 Four bulky moonmen sway and stagger.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonman
释义	moonmann. Brit. /ˈmuːnman/, U.S. /ˈmunˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural moonmen. Forms: see moon n.¹ and man n.¹; also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < moon n.¹ + man n.¹ 1. cant. A Gypsy. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > person gyptian1533 Egyptian1538 Bohemian1574 Gypsy1574 tinker1575 Zingani1581 Zingaro1600 moonman1608 faw1756 vagabond1756 Zingara1756 gitano1761 gitanac1770 nomade1798 Roman1800 Romani1800 Tzigane1802 Zigeuner1802 Sinti1827 piker1838 pikey1838 Rom1841 Zincalo1841 Romanichal1843 nomadian1847 Romany chai1851 didicoi1853 Bedouin1863 gyppo1868 gyp1886 1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. G2^v A Moone-man signifies in English, a mad-man..By a by name they are called Gipsies, they call themselues Egiptians, others in mockery call them Moone-men. a1637 B. Jonson Masque of Gypsies 69* in tr. Horace Art of Poetry (1640) Town. They are Gypsies o' this yeare, o' this Moone... Clod. O they are called the Moon-men, I remember now. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Moon-men, Gipsies. 2003 D. Mayall (title) Gypsy identities 1500–2000: from Egipcyans and Moon-men to the ethnic Romany. †2. A person, esp. a criminal, who works at night. Cf. moon's man n. at moon n.¹ Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who steals at night nightbird1548 night-hooker1601 night-snapa1625 moonman1632 nighthawk1800 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) Moone-men, brigands. 3. An imagined inhabitant of the moon. Also: the moon personified; the man in the moon. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [noun] > moon-dweller moonmana1640 lunarian1708 a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Fffffff4^v/2 Tay. Shall I be a moon-man? Foro. I am of opinion, the people of that world..Do vary the fashion of their cloathes oftner then any Quick-silver'd nation in Europe. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 133 Beauty of a richer vein..Unto men these moon-men lend, And our shrinking sky extend. 1941 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 210/1 South wind shakes the ole magnolia, Moon-man lights the dingy sky. 1958 Spectator 5 Sept. 305 An electronic sideshow starred Gygan, the Man from the Moon... He walked spastic fashion with that curious whirring noise which all Moonmen seem to affect. 1987 Times 3 July 16/6 Moonmen..would surely have thought on similar lines as Earthmen about sputniks. 4. A person involved in astronautics; (later) spec. an astronaut. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > astronaut or traveller in space > traveller to moon moonman1935 lunarnaut1965 moonwalker1969 1935 News-week 5 Oct. 29/2 Remembering how the press branded him ‘Moon Man’, and hinted he was a crackpot... Dr. Goddard..kept reporters 200 yards off. 1965 N.Y. Jrnl.-Amer. 21 Feb. 11/1 The spot where America's Moonmen are most likely to land. 1970 Observer 19 Apr. 8/4 They were virile men, these astronauts. They were patriots, but they were moonmen. 1992 S. Romer Plato's Ladder (BNC) 55 Four bulky moonmen sway and stagger. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1608
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