place-namern.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪsneɪmə/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪsˌneɪmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: place n.¹, namer n.

Etymology: < place n.¹ + namer n. In sense 1 after place name n. Compare earlier place-naming n.

1. An expert in or student of place names.

ΚΠ

1927 Year's Work Eng. Stud. 1925 35 The article will interest both lexicographers and place-namers.

2. A person who names places.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > study of names and naming > [noun] > study of place names > one who

toponymista1852

place-namer1967

1967 Geogr. Rev. 57 488 Opportunities for inventive place-namers were few in the former Colonial ecumene during the early nineteenth century.

1995 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. l15 So precipitous is Big Sur, early place-namers can be forgiven for calling any nearby flatland a valley.

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

单词	place-namer
释义	place-namern. Brit. /ˈpleɪsneɪmə/, U.S. /ˈpleɪsˌneɪmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: place n.¹, namer n. Etymology: < place n.¹ + namer n. In sense 1 after place name n. Compare earlier place-naming n. 1. An expert in or student of place names. ΚΠ 1927 Year's Work Eng. Stud. 1925 35 The article will interest both lexicographers and place-namers. 2. A person who names places. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > study of names and naming > [noun] > study of place names > one who toponymista1852 place-namer1967 1967 Geogr. Rev. 57 488 Opportunities for inventive place-namers were few in the former Colonial ecumene during the early nineteenth century. 1995 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. l15 So precipitous is Big Sur, early place-namers can be forgiven for calling any nearby flatland a valley. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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