obliteratorn.

Brit.

/əˈblɪtəreɪtə/, U.S.

/əˈblɪdəˌreɪdər/,

/oʊˈblɪdəˌreɪdər/

Forms: 1700s– obliterator, 1800s obliterater.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obliterate v., -or suffix.

Etymology: < obliterate v. + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin oblitterator a person who causes to forget (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian). Compare French oblitérateur , adjective (1857 in caillot oblitérateur obliterating clot, 1877 in timbre oblitérateur : see obliterating stamp n. at obliterating n. Compounds).

1. A person who or thing which obliterates.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [noun] > one who or that which erases

rasor1431

sponge1558

razer1583

obliterator1786

1786 H. Lemoine Kentish Curate I. 122 Go on, oh devouring Time! Go on thou Obliterator of Abominations.

1850 P. E. Dove Theory Human Progression 467 Science is the obliterator of ignorance, superstition, and error.

1895 T. Hardy Jude i. i. 7 In place of it a tall new building..had been erected..by a certain obliterator of historic records.

1900 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Apr. 3/2 Fire was an obliterator of evil deeds more sure than any other.

1975 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 69 73/1 Politicization..was in part the product of interest group involvement rather than an obliterator of their significance.

2. Philately. An engraved block or stamping tool used to deface or cancel a postage stamp. Also: a cancellation mark.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > postmarking > postmark

stamp1661

postmark1678

post-office stamp1827

obliterator1869

obliteration1881

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > postmarking > instrument for

handstamp1676

obliterator1869

1869 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 3/3 (title) New postage-stamp obliterator.

1898 J. H. Daniels Hist. Brit. Postmarks ii. 48 The obliterater consists of a number, with three unequal parallel lines above and below, and two lines of the same height as the number at each side, together forming a circular mark.

1926 C. F. D. Marshall Brit. Post Office 253 Numbered obliterators were introduced for all the more important places..on 1st May, 1844.

1942 Stanley Gibbons' Priced Catal. Postage Stamps (ed. 48) i. 3 Obliterators of this type..were used at the London Chief Office in 1843 and 1844.

1999 Stamp Mag. Dec. 93/3 One can just make out part of the barred oval obliterator on the right hand side of the stamp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obliterator
释义	obliteratorn. Brit. /əˈblɪtəreɪtə/, U.S. /əˈblɪdəˌreɪdər/, /oʊˈblɪdəˌreɪdər/ Forms: 1700s– obliterator, 1800s obliterater. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obliterate v., -or suffix. Etymology: < obliterate v. + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin oblitterator a person who causes to forget (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian). Compare French oblitérateur , adjective (1857 in caillot oblitérateur obliterating clot, 1877 in timbre oblitérateur : see obliterating stamp n. at obliterating n. Compounds). 1. A person who or thing which obliterates. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [noun] > one who or that which erases rasor1431 sponge1558 razer1583 obliterator1786 1786 H. Lemoine Kentish Curate I. 122 Go on, oh devouring Time! Go on thou Obliterator of Abominations. 1850 P. E. Dove Theory Human Progression 467 Science is the obliterator of ignorance, superstition, and error. 1895 T. Hardy Jude i. i. 7 In place of it a tall new building..had been erected..by a certain obliterator of historic records. 1900 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Apr. 3/2 Fire was an obliterator of evil deeds more sure than any other. 1975 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 69 73/1 Politicization..was in part the product of interest group involvement rather than an obliterator of their significance. 2. Philately. An engraved block or stamping tool used to deface or cancel a postage stamp. Also: a cancellation mark. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > postmarking > postmark stamp1661 postmark1678 post-office stamp1827 obliterator1869 obliteration1881 society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > postmarking > instrument for handstamp1676 obliterator1869 1869 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 3/3 (title) New postage-stamp obliterator. 1898 J. H. Daniels Hist. Brit. Postmarks ii. 48 The obliterater consists of a number, with three unequal parallel lines above and below, and two lines of the same height as the number at each side, together forming a circular mark. 1926 C. F. D. Marshall Brit. Post Office 253 Numbered obliterators were introduced for all the more important places..on 1st May, 1844. 1942 Stanley Gibbons' Priced Catal. Postage Stamps (ed. 48) i. 3 Obliterators of this type..were used at the London Chief Office in 1843 and 1844. 1999 Stamp Mag. Dec. 93/3 One can just make out part of the barred oval obliterator on the right hand side of the stamp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1786
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