pin-stripern.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnstrʌɪpə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌstraɪpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinstripe n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < pinstripe n. + -er suffix¹.

Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial.

1. A pinstripe suit or dress.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > made of specific material

moose suit1645

drugget1670

oiler1889

worsted1905

pinstripe1935

Lovats1937

pin-striper1947

1947 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 1 May 4/2 I own one highly adaptable suit, a blue pin striper suitable for weddings and evictions.

1963 Harper's Bazaar May 57 Half-belted pinstriper in drip-dry wool.

2001 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 22 Jan. b 5 I admit to always being suspicious of newspaper types who change from the rumpled suit of a supposed impartial public servant of truth into the tailored pin-striper of an elected official.

2. A person who wears pinstriped clothing; spec. (a) a player in the New York Yankees baseball team; (b) a businessman or businesswoman, esp. one belonging a prominent corporate company. Cf. pinstripe n. 3.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > player in specific team

pin-striper1949

pinstripe1970

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun]

man of business1640

homme d'affaires1717

businessman1803

businessperson1834

operator1838

towkay1854

grey suit1969

pinstripe1970

suit1977

pin-striper1979

1949 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 30 June 17/1 Not only did the pin-stripers get a lot of publicity out of the bad heel, an insufferable amount from Joe's [sc. Joe Dimaggio] point of view, [etc.].

1959 Los Angeles Times 13 Apr. iv. 7 (headline) Future Pin-Stripers. Quartet of Rookies Fighting for Place on Yankee Roster.

1979 Washington Post 17 Apr. b1/3 A reminder that not all lawyers are corporate pin-stripers, that some of them choose to challenge the system rather than serve it.

1997 City Paper (Baltimore) 1 Jan. 27/1 The devil helps a fanatical middle-aged Washington Senators fan..lead his hometown favorites to victory over the hated pinstripers from New York.

2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Texas Living section) 1 c The Disney/ABC corporate offices, where pin-stripers no doubt are battling a sudden epidemic of Kimmel-induced ulcers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-striper
释义	pin-stripern. Brit. /ˈpɪnstrʌɪpə/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌstraɪpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinstripe n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < pinstripe n. + -er suffix¹. Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial. 1. A pinstripe suit or dress. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > made of specific material moose suit1645 drugget1670 oiler1889 worsted1905 pinstripe1935 Lovats1937 pin-striper1947 1947 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 1 May 4/2 I own one highly adaptable suit, a blue pin striper suitable for weddings and evictions. 1963 Harper's Bazaar May 57 Half-belted pinstriper in drip-dry wool. 2001 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 22 Jan. b 5 I admit to always being suspicious of newspaper types who change from the rumpled suit of a supposed impartial public servant of truth into the tailored pin-striper of an elected official. 2. A person who wears pinstriped clothing; spec. (a) a player in the New York Yankees baseball team; (b) a businessman or businesswoman, esp. one belonging a prominent corporate company. Cf. pinstripe n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > player in specific team pin-striper1949 pinstripe1970 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun] man of business1640 homme d'affaires1717 businessman1803 businessperson1834 operator1838 towkay1854 grey suit1969 pinstripe1970 suit1977 pin-striper1979 1949 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 30 June 17/1 Not only did the pin-stripers get a lot of publicity out of the bad heel, an insufferable amount from Joe's [sc. Joe Dimaggio] point of view, [etc.]. 1959 Los Angeles Times 13 Apr. iv. 7 (headline) Future Pin-Stripers. Quartet of Rookies Fighting for Place on Yankee Roster. 1979 Washington Post 17 Apr. b1/3 A reminder that not all lawyers are corporate pin-stripers, that some of them choose to challenge the system rather than serve it. 1997 City Paper (Baltimore) 1 Jan. 27/1 The devil helps a fanatical middle-aged Washington Senators fan..lead his hometown favorites to victory over the hated pinstripers from New York. 2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Texas Living section) 1 c The Disney/ABC corporate offices, where pin-stripers no doubt are battling a sudden epidemic of Kimmel-induced ulcers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947
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