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单词 partyman
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partymann.

Brit. /ˈpɑːtɪman/, U.S. /ˈpɑrdiˌmæn/
Inflections: Plural partymen.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: party n., man n.1
Etymology: < party n. + man n.1
1. Military. A soldier belonging to, or officer commanding, a party or detachment of troops. See party n. 10a. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun]
partyman1693
specialist1955
spec1958
1693 tr. J. Le Clerc Mem. Count Teckely ii. 112 The Male-contents, much better Party-Men than the Imperialists.
1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 197 Prince Rupert, a most active vigilant Party-man, and..fitter for such than for a General.
1864 W. H. Thomes Gold Hunters' Adventures 556 I sought to urge him to dodge behind the soldiers... ‘Away with you, or I'll lock you up, and send you to Melbourne for trial, with your partymen.’
2. A man belonging to, or supporting, a political faction or party; a partisan. In later use chiefly South Asian.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > attachment to party > one attached to party
partyman1701
party woman1725
partyist1854
1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons v. 55 Bibulus the Party-man is persuaded that Clodius and Curio do really propose the Good of their Country as their chief End.
1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 260 I am no Party-man... I think the Distinctions of Whig and Tory odious.
1800 Ann. Reg. 1798 (Otridge ed.) Characters 327/1 Mr. Burke became a professed party-man.
1846 J. F. Cooper Redskins I. ii. 29 Your governors and legislators are not impartial; they are political or party men, one may say, without exception.
1856 R. Whately in F. Bacon Ess. 366 I am speaking of the tendency of party-spirit, and describing a party-man so far forth as he is such.
1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 18 Although a party man, he was by no means a man to swallow the whole party platform.
a1889 C. Mackay Man's Heart (1890) iv. 89 Pairing for Whigs whenever Whigs were right, Voting for Whigs whenever Whigs were wrong, The bright exemplars of all party men.
1938 W. S. Churchill Into Battle (1941) 15 The Fascists of Italy, the Party-men, are asking themselves whether all this is to the permanent safety..of their native land.
1987 India Today 15 Jan. 69/1 What can partymen do when the left arm of the party doesn't know what the right arm is doing?
1991 Parl. Hist. 10 130 He is a good attender, docile, with perhaps a crochet or two on Church questions but altogether a Party man.
2003 Times of India (Nexis) 13 Mar. The lensmen had gone to cover the dharna organised by Samata supporters in protest against the killing of their partyman, Kameshwar Singh.
3. A man who frequently attends or gives parties; a man who is popular or lively at parties.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > attending or giving party > [noun] > one who attends or gives party
partygoer1831
partier1911
partyman1936
rager1972
1936 Mademoiselle Apr. 20/1 The true Party Man possesses a je ne sais quoi which lends a rich grace to the most distinguished party.
1963 Times 14 Jan. 9/4 The non-party man (speaking in the social rather than the political sense) is saddened by the occasional receipt of invitations... How does one become a successful party man?
2002 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 12 Dec. 8 Christmas and Kwanzaa are around the bend, but don't forget the partyman's ultimate holiday, Fat Tuesday, which will be here before we know it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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