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单词 needleman
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needlemann.

Brit. /ˈniːdlman/, U.S. /ˈnid(ə)lˌmæn/
Inflections: Plural needlemen.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., man n.1
Etymology: < needle n. + man n.1 Compare earlier needlewoman n., needleworker n.
1. A man who works with a needle, esp. a tailor.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > tailor
seamsterc995
tailor1297
parnterc1400
parmenterc1450
pricklouse?a1513
Tom Tailor1575
stitcher1589
scissor man1593
cutter1599
snip1600
snipper1611
shred1616
needleman1621
fashioner1631
snip-snappera1632
sartor1656
nipshred1661
stult1675
cabbage1694
linen-armourer1699
stitch1699
snip-cabbage1708
tire-man1709
knight of the needlea1777
stay-tape1785
schneider1796
needle-jerker1801
skip-louse1807
darzi1809
cross-legs1823
tog-maker1901
knight of the shears-
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > needlework > one who
threaderc1430
needlewoman1536
workwoman1591
needleworker1611
needle1617
needleman1621
1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 470 A man is a fine Semster, or Needle-man, yet qualities that were, and are commended at this day, allowed of, and admired.
1823 S. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 24 The nefarious needle~man writes home, that he is as comfortable as a finger in a thimble.
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1239 The open thimble being employed by tailors, upholsterers, and, generally speaking, by needle-men.
1876 L. Stephen Hist. Eng. Thought 18th Cent. I. 458 The ‘rebellious needleman’ [Paine] was an incendiary.
1984 H. Spurling Secrets of Woman's Heart i. 32 They were both expert needlemen, apt to take out their embroidery and sit stitching on trains to the..mirth of other incredulous passengers.
2. U.S. slang. A drug-addict who takes drugs by injection.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun] > drug addict
head1856
narcotist1860
drugger1870
drug fiend1873
druggard1882
narcomaniac1888
dope-fiend1896
addict1899
dopehead1901
hypo1904
drug addict1905
drug abuser1915
junker1922
junkie1923
hype1924
needle artist1925
needleman1925
schmecker1931
dope-addict1933
ad1938
dopester1938
narco1958
pillhead1962
druggie1966
freak1967
drugster1970
1925 Flynn's 11 July 128/1 So surely was Howard a needle man—that is, a hopeless drug addict.
1955 U.S. Senate Hearings (1956) VIII. 4164 Terms for morphine addicts: ‘Hype’, ‘Hygelo’, ‘Head’, ‘Fiend’, ‘Needle man’, ‘Junky’, ‘Junker’.
1971 E. E. Landy Underground Dict. 139 Needle man, addicts who inject drugs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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