office mann.

Brit.

/ˈɒfɪs mən/, U.S.

/ˈɔfəs ˌmæn/,

/ˈɑfəs ˌmæn/

Forms: see office n. and man n.¹

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

Etymology: < office n. + man n.¹

†1. Scottish. An officer; an official. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun]

man of officec1300

officerc1380

officec1440

office manc1459

officiate1500

officiary1505

official1555

gerent1576

officiary1587

office-bearer1593

stallera1627

incumbent1672

designator1683

corrector1690

office-holder1818

city manager1909

postholder1961

c1459 in C. Innes & P. Chalmers Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc (1856) II. 106 Quhill now..com thar ane officeman quhilk was ane commoun smyth and servand bath to the baronye of Taruas and Meldrum.

1543 in D. H. Fleming Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1936) III. 66/2 Ane lettir maid to David Ballie..makand him officeman of the pynourschip of the trone of the burgh of Edinburgh.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 305 [The king] thair tuike wpe house with all maner of office men that was necessar to be had ffor him.

1583 in W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. (1753) 230 The Magistratts and Office Men, sic as the Provest, Baillies, Dean of Gild and Thesaurer.

a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) vi. 407 The Ambassador..had office-men standing by him to wait.

1670 Kirkcudbright Town Council Rec. 28 Sept. The electioun of magistrattis and vther officemen.

1827 G. Croly May Fair iii. 124 All the mighty officemen, Perch'd on stock, and rock, and fen.

2. A man who works in or runs an office.Formerly: spec. (U.S. slang) a detective based at headquarters.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective > who remains at headquarters

office man1838

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] > office worker

office worker1856

desk-man1893

office man1921

1838 J. F. Cooper Homeward Bound II. xvi. 223 ‘America seems to be a favourite country with our English rogues,’ observed the office-man, drily.

c1872–4 E. A. Duyckinck Portrait Gallery Eminent Men & Women II. 545/1 They supposed him a good office man, but hardly equal to the high responsibility of keeping the roads in order.

1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing xiii. 256/2 Office Man, headquarters detective.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Oct. 16/2 (advt.) Wanted—position as office man, watchman, warehouse, or place of trust.

1984 D. Pinnock Brotherhoods 73 Each gang has a judge, a magistrate, a doctor and an office man they call a mbalan who takes the names of new recruits.

2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 July 9 He joined the South China Morning Post the following year and, after doing the rounds, became its sports editor for 10 years, a remarkable achievement considering he wasn't an ‘office man’ as such.

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

单词	office man
释义	office mann. Brit. /ˈɒfɪs mən/, U.S. /ˈɔfəs ˌmæn/, /ˈɑfəs ˌmæn/ Forms: see office n. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: office n., man n.¹ Etymology: < office n. + man n.¹ †1. Scottish. An officer; an official. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] man of officec1300 officerc1380 officec1440 office manc1459 officiate1500 officiary1505 official1555 gerent1576 officiary1587 office-bearer1593 stallera1627 incumbent1672 designator1683 corrector1690 office-holder1818 city manager1909 postholder1961 c1459 in C. Innes & P. Chalmers Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc (1856) II. 106 Quhill now..com thar ane officeman quhilk was ane commoun smyth and servand bath to the baronye of Taruas and Meldrum. 1543 in D. H. Fleming Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1936) III. 66/2 Ane lettir maid to David Ballie..makand him officeman of the pynourschip of the trone of the burgh of Edinburgh. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 305 [The king] thair tuike wpe house with all maner of office men that was necessar to be had ffor him. 1583 in W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. (1753) 230 The Magistratts and Office Men, sic as the Provest, Baillies, Dean of Gild and Thesaurer. a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) vi. 407 The Ambassador..had office-men standing by him to wait. 1670 Kirkcudbright Town Council Rec. 28 Sept. The electioun of magistrattis and vther officemen. 1827 G. Croly May Fair iii. 124 All the mighty officemen, Perch'd on stock, and rock, and fen. 2. A man who works in or runs an office.Formerly: spec. (U.S. slang) a detective based at headquarters. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective > who remains at headquarters office man1838 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] > office worker office worker1856 desk-man1893 office man1921 1838 J. F. Cooper Homeward Bound II. xvi. 223 ‘America seems to be a favourite country with our English rogues,’ observed the office-man, drily. c1872–4 E. A. Duyckinck Portrait Gallery Eminent Men & Women II. 545/1 They supposed him a good office man, but hardly equal to the high responsibility of keeping the roads in order. 1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing xiii. 256/2 Office Man, headquarters detective. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Oct. 16/2 (advt.) Wanted—position as office man, watchman, warehouse, or place of trust. 1984 D. Pinnock Brotherhoods 73 Each gang has a judge, a magistrate, a doctor and an office man they call a mbalan who takes the names of new recruits. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 July 9 He joined the South China Morning Post the following year and, after doing the rounds, became its sports editor for 10 years, a remarkable achievement considering he wasn't an ‘office man’ as such. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1459
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