| 单词 | palaver-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalaver-man palaver-man n. (in West Africa) a colonial official responsible for trade or negotiation with local people. ΚΠ 1735 J. Atkins Voy. Guinea 74 Cabiceerd..demand a due of 20s. and the Palaaver-Man 10s. 1852 Harbinger July 210/1 The King sat at the head;..and, on the left, his palaver man, who holds the same office as an Attorney-General in England. 1972 S. Ottenberg in D. Fraser & H. M. Cole Afr. Art & Leadership vi. 110 The contradiction at Afikpo is expressed both in the fear and in the admiration found there for the ‘big palaver man’. 2008 M. T. Anderson Astonishing Life Octavian Nothing viii.405 A meeting of palaver-men, Christian New Lights, obeah priests, and new-made cunning-workers. < as lemmas |
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