单词 | pit-dweller |
释义 | > as lemmaspit-dweller pit-dweller n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > pit-dweller pit-dweller1863 pitman1894 1863 E. H. Gillett Life & Times John Huss II. xix. 558 They lived in pits and caves, and thus obtained the nick-name of Pit-dwellers (Grubenheimer). 1935 Discovery Apr. 94/1 The earliest inhabitants were pit-dwellers. 1994 Guardian 24 Sept. (Weekend Suppl.) 15/4 I am astonished at how many heretics, apostates, atheists, sectarians, dissenters, mystics, pit dwellers, and hermits found shelter and a pulpit here. < as lemmas |
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