battlern.¹

Brit.

/ˈbatl̩ə/,

/ˈbatlə/, U.S.

/ˈbætlər/,

/ˈbædələr/

Forms: Middle English batelur, Middle English batailler, 1800s battler.

Etymology: Middle English batelur , < Old French batailleor, -eur, agent-noun < bataillier to battle v.¹; also Middle English batailler , < Old French bataillier , < bataille battle n. In modern English perhaps directly < battle v.¹

1. One who battles or fights; a warrior, a fighter.

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society > armed hostility > warrior > [noun]

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here-dringc1275

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here-kempec1275

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Mavortian1598

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war-wolf1810

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Mavors1868

fightist1877

ninja1964

simba1964

c1300 K. Alis. 1433 He wan of that lond the honor, And mony noble batelur.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. x. 28 The right worthy and preu baitailler Cena the romain.

1862 Q. Rev. Apr. 410 Rough battlers with the world.

a. spec. A swagman (swagman n. (b) at swag n.¹ Compounds 1). Australian.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp > carrying belongings

swagman1851

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swagsman1869

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bindle-stiff1900

bluey-humper1903

bag lady1972

bag woman1977

1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 6 We're only ‘battlers’, and me and my mate, pickin' up crumbs by the wayside.

1928 Bulletin (Sydney) 15 Feb. 21/1 Last time the poor old battler jus' struggled to our place.

1961 ‘J. Danvers’ Living come First vii. 116 ‘Nice bloke, Marty,’ added the swagman.., ‘always got a crust for a battler, an' a kind word.’

b. Used in Australia and New Zealand in various other senses and shades of meaning (see quots.), esp. a person struggling against odds. Cf. quot. 1862 at sense 1.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > one who strives or struggles

wrestlera1340

struggler1554

striver1555

scrambler1687

grappler1865

battler1898

1898 Bulletin (Sydney) 17 Dec. (Red Page) A bludger is about the lowest grade of human thing, and is a brothel bully... A battler is the feminine.

1941 K. Tennant Battlers xvi. 165 They were a new sort of people, the travellers; and he belonged to them... He was a ‘battler’... They would still have a job on their hands clearing out the battlers; men and women who could face a desert and live off the country, travelling in small mobs.

1943 J. A. W. Bennett in Amer. Speech 18 88 [In N.Z.] a toiler or battler is a hard, conscientious worker—both are used with a shade of condescension.

1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 9 Battler, a small-time hawker; a hard-up horse trainer struggling along in the game; a broken-down punter who still continues betting;..anyone who struggles for existence.

1962 Listener 18 Jan. 128/1 Ditchburn is another Australian, a ‘battler’ as we say, a man who knows what he wants.

1964 D. Horne Lucky Country : Australia 25 Australians love a ‘battler’, an underdog who is fighting the top dog, although their veneration for him is likely to pass if he comes out from under.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† battlern.²

Forms: Also 1600s batteller, 1700s batteler.

Etymology: < battle v.⁴ + -er suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

1. One who beats with a ‘bat’ or ‘battledore’.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > smoothing or calendering > one who

calenderer1495

calender1513

battlera1661

smoother1776

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 49 Capping anciently set fifteen distinct Callings on work..9. Dyers. 10. Battellers. 11. Shearers.

1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) II. v. xvi. 232/1 Carders, Spinners, Knitters..Dyers, Battelers, Shearers.

2. A small bat to play at ball with.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > instrument for hitting ball

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battler?c1650

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paddle1922

?c1650 Halliwell refers to Howell

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3. A utensil for battling clothes. [see batler n.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	battler
释义	battlern.¹ Brit. /ˈbatl̩ə/, /ˈbatlə/, U.S. /ˈbætlər/, /ˈbædələr/ Forms: Middle English batelur, Middle English batailler, 1800s battler. Etymology: Middle English batelur , < Old French batailleor, -eur, agent-noun < bataillier to battle v.¹; also Middle English batailler , < Old French bataillier , < bataille battle n. In modern English perhaps directly < battle v.¹ 1. One who battles or fights; a warrior, a fighter. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > [noun] wyec900 rinkeOE earlOE manlOE champion?c1225 warrer?c1225 drightmanc1275 here-dringc1275 here-gumec1275 here-kempec1275 wal-kempc1275 warrior1297 battlerc1300 fighterc1300 battle-wrighta1400 man-of-war1449 frekec1475 war-manc1485 combatant1489 Mars1565 warfarer1591 combater1598 Mavortian1598 brave1601 fire-eater1792 war-wolf1810 war-hound1812 war-dog1846 toa1860 Mavors1868 fightist1877 ninja1964 simba1964 c1300 K. Alis. 1433 He wan of that lond the honor, And mony noble batelur. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. x. 28 The right worthy and preu baitailler Cena the romain. 1862 Q. Rev. Apr. 410 Rough battlers with the world. 2. a. spec. A swagman (swagman n. (b) at swag n.¹ Compounds 1). Australian. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp > carrying belongings swagman1851 swagger1855 swagsman1869 swaggie1892 bagman1896 drummer1898 battler1900 bindle-man1900 bindle-stiff1900 bluey-humper1903 bag lady1972 bag woman1977 1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 6 We're only ‘battlers’, and me and my mate, pickin' up crumbs by the wayside. 1928 Bulletin (Sydney) 15 Feb. 21/1 Last time the poor old battler jus' struggled to our place. 1961 ‘J. Danvers’ Living come First vii. 116 ‘Nice bloke, Marty,’ added the swagman.., ‘always got a crust for a battler, an' a kind word.’ b. Used in Australia and New Zealand in various other senses and shades of meaning (see quots.), esp. a person struggling against odds. Cf. quot. 1862 at sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > one who strives or struggles wrestlera1340 struggler1554 striver1555 scrambler1687 grappler1865 battler1898 1898 Bulletin (Sydney) 17 Dec. (Red Page) A bludger is about the lowest grade of human thing, and is a brothel bully... A battler is the feminine. 1941 K. Tennant Battlers xvi. 165 They were a new sort of people, the travellers; and he belonged to them... He was a ‘battler’... They would still have a job on their hands clearing out the battlers; men and women who could face a desert and live off the country, travelling in small mobs. 1943 J. A. W. Bennett in Amer. Speech 18 88 [In N.Z.] a toiler or battler is a hard, conscientious worker—both are used with a shade of condescension. 1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 9 Battler, a small-time hawker; a hard-up horse trainer struggling along in the game; a broken-down punter who still continues betting;..anyone who struggles for existence. 1962 Listener 18 Jan. 128/1 Ditchburn is another Australian, a ‘battler’ as we say, a man who knows what he wants. 1964 D. Horne Lucky Country : Australia 25 Australians love a ‘battler’, an underdog who is fighting the top dog, although their veneration for him is likely to pass if he comes out from under. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † battlern.² Forms: Also 1600s batteller, 1700s batteler. Etymology: < battle v.⁴ + -er suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. 1. One who beats with a ‘bat’ or ‘battledore’. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > smoothing or calendering > one who calenderer1495 calender1513 battlera1661 smoother1776 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 49 Capping anciently set fifteen distinct Callings on work..9. Dyers. 10. Battellers. 11. Shearers. 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) II. v. xvi. 232/1 Carders, Spinners, Knitters..Dyers, Battelers, Shearers. 2. A small bat to play at ball with. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > instrument for hitting ball clubc1450 battler?c1650 ball stick1775 pommel1845 ball bat1850 spat1866 paddle1922 ?c1650 Halliwell refers to Howell Categories » 3. A utensil for battling clothes. [see batler n.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹c1300n.²?c1650
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