† ploddern.¹

Forms: Middle English plodder (in a late copy); Scottish pre-1700 ploddere, pre-1700 ploddeyr.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French plauder , -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain: perhaps < plauder (1611 in Cotgrave; now regional), variant of Middle French, French pelauder to beat up, to abuse (c1450; apparently < pelaut hairy (16th cent.; < poil hair (see poil n.¹) + -aud , suffix)) + -er suffix¹. Compare ploddeill n.Perhaps compare also Older Scots ploid to drive with blows:a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) clxxxiii. l. 47 Thai begouth to ploid and ta Catall and poyndis, to and fra.

Obsolete.

Probably: a person who belabours or handles something roughly; a ruffian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > rough or violent treatment > person

ploddera1500

kempy1525

slag1934

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 4996 I wow to God, scho mais grete stere, Þe Scottis wenche ploddeyr.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 12862 There come out of castels & of cloise townes ffro the bowerdurs aboute, þat hom bale wroght, Pilours and plodders, piked þere goodes, Kyld of þe comyns, & myche care did.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

ploddern.²

Brit.

/ˈplɒdə/, U.S.

/ˈplɑdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plod v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < plod v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

a. A person who works slowly and laboriously; a persevering toiler; a drudge. Now frequently depreciative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] > one who perseveres > slowly and laboriously

plodder1584

ploddall1618

stick-at-it1902

1584 J. Lyly Sapho & Phao i. iii. sig. B^v Wee silly soules are onely plodders at Ergo, whose wittes are claspt vppe with our bookes.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 86 Small haue continuall plodders euer wonne, Saue base aucthoritie from others Bookes.

1611 W. Vaughan Spirit of Detraction 89 An earnest plodder of supernatural reasons.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 312 Being an indefatigable plodder at his book [he] took the degree of M. of Arts.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 302 The most negligent undesigning thoughtless Rake, has..more of Worth, Virtue, and Merit, than such grave Plodders, and thoughtful Gentlemen as these.

1760 S. Johnson Idler 9 Feb. 41 Wealthy Plodders were only Purveyors for Men of Spirit.

1850 ‘S. Yendys’ Roman v. 53 Shall I..Work first and be paid after, like the plodder In yonder field?

1895 T. Hardy Jude ii. i. 95 Statesmen in their various types..the scholar, the speaker, the plodder [etc.].

1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin v. 78 He was a conscientious plodder.

1994 G. S. Roberts Staying on Line 16 Women who have worked ten or twenty years in the company, whether they are high-flyers or plodders, are veterans in every sense of the word.

2004 Express (Nexis) 22 Nov. 85 Ronaldinho and Co made the Madrid superstars look like plodders in a thumping 3-0 home win.

b. A person who or animal which walks slowly or laboriously. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot > laboriously

trudge1748

plodder1832

trudgera1849

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > heavy and slow > one who

trudge1748

plodder1832

trudgera1849

jogger1895

1832 W. Stephenson Coll. Local Poems, Songs, &c. 35 Old harmless..Deborah Dick, Thro' thick and thin a Plodder.

1991 Discover Mar. 4/2 The giant beasts weren't the slow, cold plodders we like to imagine, but quick, hot-blooded creatures, closer to elephants than lizards.

Derivatives

† plodderly adv. Obsolete in the manner of a plodder; laboriously, clumsily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adverb] > laboriously > and steadily or dully

ploddingly1592

plodderlya1616

drudgingly1678

a1616 F. Beaumont Gram. Lect. (Sloane MS. 1709) in Athenæum (1894) 27 Jan. 115/1 Pronunciacion of vile speeches in vile plotts..in the most plodderly plotted shew of Lady Amity.

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

单词	plodder
释义	† ploddern.¹ Forms: Middle English plodder (in a late copy); Scottish pre-1700 ploddere, pre-1700 ploddeyr. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French plauder , -er suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain: perhaps < plauder (1611 in Cotgrave; now regional), variant of Middle French, French pelauder to beat up, to abuse (c1450; apparently < pelaut hairy (16th cent.; < poil hair (see poil n.¹) + -aud , suffix)) + -er suffix¹. Compare ploddeill n.Perhaps compare also Older Scots ploid to drive with blows:a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) clxxxiii. l. 47 Thai begouth to ploid and ta Catall and poyndis, to and fra. Obsolete. Probably: a person who belabours or handles something roughly; a ruffian. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > rough or violent treatment > person ploddera1500 kempy1525 slag1934 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 4996 I wow to God, scho mais grete stere, Þe Scottis wenche ploddeyr. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 12862 There come out of castels & of cloise townes ffro the bowerdurs aboute, þat hom bale wroght, Pilours and plodders, piked þere goodes, Kyld of þe comyns, & myche care did. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). ploddern.² Brit. /ˈplɒdə/, U.S. /ˈplɑdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plod v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < plod v.¹ + -er suffix¹. a. A person who works slowly and laboriously; a persevering toiler; a drudge. Now frequently depreciative. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] > one who perseveres > slowly and laboriously plodder1584 ploddall1618 stick-at-it1902 1584 J. Lyly Sapho & Phao i. iii. sig. B^v Wee silly soules are onely plodders at Ergo, whose wittes are claspt vppe with our bookes. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 86 Small haue continuall plodders euer wonne, Saue base aucthoritie from others Bookes. View more context for this quotation 1611 W. Vaughan Spirit of Detraction 89 An earnest plodder of supernatural reasons. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 312 Being an indefatigable plodder at his book [he] took the degree of M. of Arts. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 302 The most negligent undesigning thoughtless Rake, has..more of Worth, Virtue, and Merit, than such grave Plodders, and thoughtful Gentlemen as these. 1760 S. Johnson Idler 9 Feb. 41 Wealthy Plodders were only Purveyors for Men of Spirit. 1850 ‘S. Yendys’ Roman v. 53 Shall I..Work first and be paid after, like the plodder In yonder field? 1895 T. Hardy Jude ii. i. 95 Statesmen in their various types..the scholar, the speaker, the plodder [etc.]. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin v. 78 He was a conscientious plodder. 1994 G. S. Roberts Staying on Line 16 Women who have worked ten or twenty years in the company, whether they are high-flyers or plodders, are veterans in every sense of the word. 2004 Express (Nexis) 22 Nov. 85 Ronaldinho and Co made the Madrid superstars look like plodders in a thumping 3-0 home win. b. A person who or animal which walks slowly or laboriously. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot > laboriously trudge1748 plodder1832 trudgera1849 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > heavy and slow > one who trudge1748 plodder1832 trudgera1849 jogger1895 1832 W. Stephenson Coll. Local Poems, Songs, &c. 35 Old harmless..Deborah Dick, Thro' thick and thin a Plodder. 1991 Discover Mar. 4/2 The giant beasts weren't the slow, cold plodders we like to imagine, but quick, hot-blooded creatures, closer to elephants than lizards. Derivatives † plodderly adv. Obsolete in the manner of a plodder; laboriously, clumsily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adverb] > laboriously > and steadily or dully ploddingly1592 plodderlya1616 drudgingly1678 a1616 F. Beaumont Gram. Lect. (Sloane MS. 1709) in Athenæum (1894) 27 Jan. 115/1 Pronunciacion of vile speeches in vile plotts..in the most plodderly plotted shew of Lady Amity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1500n.²1584
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