oppressorn.

Brit.

/əˈprɛsə/, U.S.

/əˈprɛsər/

Forms:

α. Middle English oppressere, Middle English oppressoure, Middle English oppressur, Middle English–1600s oppresser, Middle English–1700s oppressour, Middle English– oppressor; Scottish pre-1700 oppressar, pre-1700 oppresser, pre-1700 oppressour, pre-1700 opressour, pre-1700 1700s– oppressor.

β. Middle English appressour.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: oppress v., -er suffix¹; French oppressour, oppresseur; Latin oppressor.

Etymology: Partly < oppress v. + -er suffix¹, and partly < Anglo-Norman oppressour and Middle French oppresseur a person who oppresses (c1350; French oppresseur ), and its etymon classical Latin oppressor a person who oppresses < oppress- , past participial stem of opprimere (see oppress v.) + -or -or suffix.With the form appressour compare the β forms s.vv. oppress v., oppression n.

1. A person who oppresses another person or group; esp. one who persecutes or harasses with unjust or cruel treatment. Frequently with of.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > oppressor

troublera1382

oppressorc1400

overleader1440

oversetter1440

maul?a1475

overlayer1503

stripe1570

Tamerlane?1572

scorchvillein1577

overpressor1610

overcharger1611

deportator1616

mauler1618

mastix1651

trampler1785

oppressionist1828

downpressor1962

c1400 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) Gen. x. 9 Gloss. [a1425 Royal Nemroth..was a strong huntere,] that is, oppressere [of men bifore the Lord].

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 251 (MED) Nemproth, the bostuous oppressor of men.

a1500 Bernardus de Cura (1870) 114 To be oppresser and slaar of the pur.

1575 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 450 Certane sornaris, vagaboundis and utheris oppressouris of the cuntre.

1608 S. Hieron 6 Serm. iii. 43 The young man will be loose,..the oppressour cruell.

1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 595 Some are such Cossets and Tantanies that they congratulate their Oppressors and flatter their Destroyers.

1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 4 Th' Oppressor rul'd Tyrannick where he durst.

1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman ix. 321 Men wonder that the world is almost, literally speaking, a den of sharpers or oppressors.

1814 P. B. Shelley Ess. & Lett. (1852) I. 163 His path..marked with the blood of the oppressor and the ruiner.

1874 J. Morley On Compromise 11 The patriots of Hungary are now in possession of their rights and have become friends of their old oppressors.

1931 Economist 7 Mar. 492/1 The local representatives of the Party in the country districts are often oppressors of the poor.

1960 M. G. Smith et al. Ras Tafari Movement in Kingston, Jamaica 52 Their persecution of the brethren constitutes a ‘tribal war’ instigated by the white and brown oppressors.

1991 R. Brookhiser Way of WASP (1992) iii. 36 The WASP is not a crazed oppressor of the body, no anchorite, no saddhu.

†2. Something which oppresses the mind or spirits. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [noun] > that which oppresses

oppressor1723

1723 R. Digby Let. 14 Aug. in A. Pope Wks. VIII. 49 Sickness is a great oppressor.

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

单词	oppressor
释义	oppressorn. Brit. /əˈprɛsə/, U.S. /əˈprɛsər/ Forms: α. Middle English oppressere, Middle English oppressoure, Middle English oppressur, Middle English–1600s oppresser, Middle English–1700s oppressour, Middle English– oppressor; Scottish pre-1700 oppressar, pre-1700 oppresser, pre-1700 oppressour, pre-1700 opressour, pre-1700 1700s– oppressor. β. Middle English appressour. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: oppress v., -er suffix¹; French oppressour, oppresseur; Latin oppressor. Etymology: Partly < oppress v. + -er suffix¹, and partly < Anglo-Norman oppressour and Middle French oppresseur a person who oppresses (c1350; French oppresseur ), and its etymon classical Latin oppressor a person who oppresses < oppress- , past participial stem of opprimere (see oppress v.) + -or -or suffix.With the form appressour compare the β forms s.vv. oppress v., oppression n. 1. A person who oppresses another person or group; esp. one who persecutes or harasses with unjust or cruel treatment. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > oppressor troublera1382 oppressorc1400 overleader1440 oversetter1440 maul?a1475 overlayer1503 stripe1570 Tamerlane?1572 scorchvillein1577 overpressor1610 overcharger1611 deportator1616 mauler1618 mastix1651 trampler1785 oppressionist1828 downpressor1962 c1400 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) Gen. x. 9 Gloss. [a1425 Royal Nemroth..was a strong huntere,] that is, oppressere [of men bifore the Lord]. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 251 (MED) Nemproth, the bostuous oppressor of men. a1500 Bernardus de Cura (1870) 114 To be oppresser and slaar of the pur. 1575 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 450 Certane sornaris, vagaboundis and utheris oppressouris of the cuntre. 1608 S. Hieron 6 Serm. iii. 43 The young man will be loose,..the oppressour cruell. 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 595 Some are such Cossets and Tantanies that they congratulate their Oppressors and flatter their Destroyers. 1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 4 Th' Oppressor rul'd Tyrannick where he durst. 1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman ix. 321 Men wonder that the world is almost, literally speaking, a den of sharpers or oppressors. 1814 P. B. Shelley Ess. & Lett. (1852) I. 163 His path..marked with the blood of the oppressor and the ruiner. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 11 The patriots of Hungary are now in possession of their rights and have become friends of their old oppressors. 1931 Economist 7 Mar. 492/1 The local representatives of the Party in the country districts are often oppressors of the poor. 1960 M. G. Smith et al. Ras Tafari Movement in Kingston, Jamaica 52 Their persecution of the brethren constitutes a ‘tribal war’ instigated by the white and brown oppressors. 1991 R. Brookhiser Way of WASP (1992) iii. 36 The WASP is not a crazed oppressor of the body, no anchorite, no saddhu. †2. Something which oppresses the mind or spirits. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [noun] > that which oppresses oppressor1723 1723 R. Digby Let. 14 Aug. in A. Pope Wks. VIII. 49 Sickness is a great oppressor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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