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单词 queuer
释义

queuern.

Brit. /ˈkjuːə/, U.S. /ˈkjuər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: queue v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < queue v. + -er suffix1.
A person waiting in a queue.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [noun] > in a queue > person
queuer1921
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [noun] > a line or row > queue > person in a queue
queuer1921
1921 Sunday State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 24 July The street fakirs and beggar musicians have discovered that the pleasure bent queuers are gold mines of charity.
1948 ‘J. Tey’ Franchise Affair xxii. 260 This was fare that not even the most optimistic queuer outside the court had anticipated.
1960 V. Jenkins Lions Down Under xv. 230 Some queuers..had been waiting from 3.30 a.m.
1976 Times 10 June 10/3 He watched a senior army officer walk straight to the head of a long taxi queue. The tired queuers grumbled curses.
2006 BBC Focus Jan. 50/1 According to Dr Keith Still of Crowd Dynamics, the Great British queuer is a bit of a myth. ‘It's more event-related than some kind of national characteristic,’ he says.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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