单词 | opinionator |
释义 | opinionatorn. A person who holds or expresses an opinion; spec. a (professional) theorist. Cf. opinator n., opiniator n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun] > holder of opinion judgerc1449 opiniator1534 opiniate1597 opinor1611 setter-forth1611 opinator1626 opinionista1636 opiner1656 opinionator1677 opinionatera1716 opinant1860 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 83 Such..are to be called Philosophers not opinionators or lovers of opinion. a1702–4 Earl of Clarendon Hist. Rebellion (1826) V. x. 497 They were both of them great opinionators. 1856 J. Parton Humorous Poetry of Eng. Lang. 531 Opinionators naturally differ From other men. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 10 Dec. 8/1 Clarendon handsomely acquits them of any corrupt motives, but says characteristically that ‘they were both of them great opinionators’. 1930 New Statesman 8 Nov. 147/1 I can only regret that Mr. West devotes so much of his space to Mr. Wells the opinionator instead of to Mr. Wells the artist. 1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 May 339/1 The opinionators..are quite ready to sign petitions and organize meetings. 1996 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 16/4 The modern view, among progressive opinionators, is that perversions are just ‘variations’. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 26 Oct. 6 Here was a debate that could enthral vastly more opinionators than would ever read his novel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1677 |
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