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单词 piltdowner
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Piltdownern.

Brit. /ˈpɪltdaʊnə/, U.S. /ˈpɪltˌdaʊnər/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Piltdown , -er suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Piltdown (see Piltdown n.) + -er suffix1.
Piltdown man; a prehistoric man. Frequently in extended use: a person of primitive appearance, intelligence, or behaviour.
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the world > people > protohuman > [noun]
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Sinanthropus1927
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Predmostian1931
Minnesota Man1932
Neanderthaloid1934
Steinheim1935
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Africanthropus1938
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Piltdowner1941
Meganthropus1942
Telanthropus1949
Saldanha Man1953
pithecanthropine1955
Nutcracker Man1959
Homo habilis1964
iceman1972
1941 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 4 Apr. 28/5 It made states and governments possible—the original ‘social compact’... How could any early Piltdowner live under the peace of that pact for years and then..not do his trick at guard duty?
1950 K. MacGowan Early Man in New World iv. 63 The first of the skulls and the questionable jaw were found at different times near Piltdown, England. Except for three fragments of another Piltdowner, they are all we have of Homo eoanthropus dawsoni.
1954 A. Huxley in Encounter Feb. 11/1 In the tiny Natural History Museum at Idaho Falls, we found ourselves talking to two people from a far remote past... These were Piltdowners whose reaction to the stuffed grizzly was a remark about sizzling steaks of bear-meat.
1961 C. Willock Death in Covert i. 6 A big-boned, shambling man..with the stance of a Piltdowner.
1978 ‘J. Gash’ Gold from Gemini v. 37 He really talks like this, the Piltdowner. No wonder he's thick.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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