bench-whistlern.

Brit.

/ˈbɛn(t)ʃˌwɪsl̩ə/,

/ˈbɛn(t)ʃˌwɪslə/, U.S.

/ˈbɛn(t)ʃˌ(h)wɪs(ə)lər/

Forms: see bench n. and whistler n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bench n., whistler n.

Etymology: < bench n. + whistler n. Compare bencher n. 2.

depreciative. Now rare (only in historical contexts).

A person who sits whistling on a tavern bench; an idler, a good-for-nothing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place

market beaterc1405

market dasher1440

market runner?c1475

benchera1533

bench-whistler1542

bench-babbler1549

Paul's man1616

Paul's-walker1658

benchwarmer1662

round-towner1775

wharf-rat1823

boulevardier1879

sidewalk superintendent1879

bar-loafer1889

stoepsitter1934

beach bum1962

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth viii. sig. D.iii^v Fye on the benche whystler wylt thou sterte away nowe?

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 373 Take learning away, and what shall become of hoalsome lawes,..if this doe once rule the roaste, learning is as much set by as a bench whistler.

1595 W. Warner tr. Plautus Menaecmi iv. i. 141 Now I am euerie way shut out for a very bench-whistler; neither shall I have entertainment heere nor at home.

1607 G. Chapman Al Fooles in Plays (1873) I. 137 Y'are but bench-whistlers now a dayes to them that were in our times.

1618 W. Hornby Scourge Drunkennes (1859) 17 He that will not drinke off his whole scowre Is a bench-whistler.

1659 Maze 37 Purple Magisteriall Bench-whistlers; those reverend Scarlet Grand Guls: who never remember to whom they are sworne.

1919 Irish Times 1 Dec. 3 Copland was a coarse and robust writer for a clientèle of bench-whistlers in tap-rooms.

1949 L. Hotson Shakespeare's Sonnets Dated 120 Despite the diligent bezzling and beer-bathing of English tosspots, bench-whistlers, and lick-wimbles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bench-whistler
释义	bench-whistlern. Brit. /ˈbɛn(t)ʃˌwɪsl̩ə/, /ˈbɛn(t)ʃˌwɪslə/, U.S. /ˈbɛn(t)ʃˌ(h)wɪs(ə)lər/ Forms: see bench n. and whistler n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bench n., whistler n. Etymology: < bench n. + whistler n. Compare bencher n. 2. depreciative. Now rare (only in historical contexts). A person who sits whistling on a tavern bench; an idler, a good-for-nothing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place market beaterc1405 market dasher1440 market runner?c1475 benchera1533 bench-whistler1542 bench-babbler1549 Paul's man1616 Paul's-walker1658 benchwarmer1662 round-towner1775 wharf-rat1823 boulevardier1879 sidewalk superintendent1879 bar-loafer1889 stoepsitter1934 beach bum1962 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth viii. sig. D.iii^v Fye on the benche whystler wylt thou sterte away nowe? 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 373 Take learning away, and what shall become of hoalsome lawes,..if this doe once rule the roaste, learning is as much set by as a bench whistler. 1595 W. Warner tr. Plautus Menaecmi iv. i. 141 Now I am euerie way shut out for a very bench-whistler; neither shall I have entertainment heere nor at home. 1607 G. Chapman Al Fooles in Plays (1873) I. 137 Y'are but bench-whistlers now a dayes to them that were in our times. 1618 W. Hornby Scourge Drunkennes (1859) 17 He that will not drinke off his whole scowre Is a bench-whistler. 1659 Maze 37 Purple Magisteriall Bench-whistlers; those reverend Scarlet Grand Guls: who never remember to whom they are sworne. 1919 Irish Times 1 Dec. 3 Copland was a coarse and robust writer for a clientèle of bench-whistlers in tap-rooms. 1949 L. Hotson Shakespeare's Sonnets Dated 120 Despite the diligent bezzling and beer-bathing of English tosspots, bench-whistlers, and lick-wimbles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1542
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