Rachmann.

Brit.

/ˈrakmən/, U.S.

/ˈrækmən/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rachman.

Etymology: < the name of Peter Rachman (?1920–62), Polish-born London landlord, whose unscrupulous practices became notorious in the early 1960s. Compare Rachmanism n.

A person likened in some way to Rachman, esp. as an unscrupulous landlord.

ΚΠ

1963 Daily Tel. 23 July 10/2 Emotion appeared to get the better of precision in Mr. Harold Wilson's opening contribution to the Rachman debate yesterday... More powers..will not remove the basic conditions in which the Rachmans of this world can thrive. That can only be done by increasing the supply of housing space and bringing down rents.

1969 D. Widgery in A. Cockburn & R. Blackburn Student Power 137 The same crisis which forces council rents up and allows the domination of the Rachmans of Islington, Moss Side and Liverpool 9.

1975 Times 8 Jan. 15/3 On a fair rents basis..the transaction..would not be attractive to the speculative builder or the Rachman.

2004 New Statesman (Nexis) 16 Aug. The problem is not so much the odd Rachman; it is that everyone becomes a Rachman during the festival, when greed is regarded as a virtue.

Compounds

C1.

ˈRachman-type adj.

ΚΠ

1963 Daily Tel. 30 Aug. 19/3 Bringing Rachman-type racketeers to heel.

1998 Scotsman (Nexis) 30 Apr. 19 Rachman-type rented properties,with..toilets long blocked, no hot water and gut-wrenching smells.

C2.

ˈRachmanland n. an area of (slum) housing owned by an unscrupulous landlord.

ΚΠ

1963 Guardian 7 Aug. 8/5 The sprawling, sordid acres of what has become known as Rachmanland.

1988 Guardian (Nexis) 13 July Mr van Hoogstraten's activities in Rachman-land.

2004 Times (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Mag.) 19 Forty years ago it was the high street of Rachmanland... Today there's not a slum to be seen.

Derivatives

ˈRachmanite adj. of, resembling, or characteristic of a Rachman.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [adjective] > resembling an extortionist

Rachmanite1964

1964 Times 23 Mar. 13/6 Rachmanite infection is now so widespread that the system would still need to be policed.

1965 Economist 6 Mar. 976/2 The poorer tenants who have suffered most from Rachmanite and neo-Rachmanite intimidation.

1993 D. Macleod in S. J. Brown & M. Fry Scotl. in Age Disruption iv. 68 There is..a good deal of depravity: Rachmanite landlords, loan-sharks, extortioners.

ˈRachman-like adj.

ΚΠ

1963 Daily Tel. 22 Nov. 28/4 ‘Rachman-like’ landlords illegally withheld deposits totalling more than £1,400.

2003 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 1 June 4 They have transformed the Rachman-like property in Vicarage Road, Henley, into a new home.

ˈRachmanship n. = Rachmanism n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun]

extortionc1340

askingc1400

extort power1492

exactiona1513

bribing1533

extort1541

pollage?1542

bloodsucking1548

scaffery1555

eviction1560

wringing1589

wresting1611

screwing1680

squeezing1681

extortinga1711

wringing1730

over-pull1867

Rachmanism1963

Rachmanship1963

1963 Guardian 7 Aug. 8/3 (heading) Rachmanship lives on.

1975 A. Glen Footholds against Whirlwind vi. 154 On return to base we found we had run into property Rachmanship of a difficult kind.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rachman
释义	Rachmann. Brit. /ˈrakmən/, U.S. /ˈrækmən/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rachman. Etymology: < the name of Peter Rachman (?1920–62), Polish-born London landlord, whose unscrupulous practices became notorious in the early 1960s. Compare Rachmanism n. A person likened in some way to Rachman, esp. as an unscrupulous landlord. ΚΠ 1963 Daily Tel. 23 July 10/2 Emotion appeared to get the better of precision in Mr. Harold Wilson's opening contribution to the Rachman debate yesterday... More powers..will not remove the basic conditions in which the Rachmans of this world can thrive. That can only be done by increasing the supply of housing space and bringing down rents. 1969 D. Widgery in A. Cockburn & R. Blackburn Student Power 137 The same crisis which forces council rents up and allows the domination of the Rachmans of Islington, Moss Side and Liverpool 9. 1975 Times 8 Jan. 15/3 On a fair rents basis..the transaction..would not be attractive to the speculative builder or the Rachman. 2004 New Statesman (Nexis) 16 Aug. The problem is not so much the odd Rachman; it is that everyone becomes a Rachman during the festival, when greed is regarded as a virtue. Compounds C1. ˈRachman-type adj. ΚΠ 1963 Daily Tel. 30 Aug. 19/3 Bringing Rachman-type racketeers to heel. 1998 Scotsman (Nexis) 30 Apr. 19 Rachman-type rented properties,with..toilets long blocked, no hot water and gut-wrenching smells. C2. ˈRachmanland n. an area of (slum) housing owned by an unscrupulous landlord. ΚΠ 1963 Guardian 7 Aug. 8/5 The sprawling, sordid acres of what has become known as Rachmanland. 1988 Guardian (Nexis) 13 July Mr van Hoogstraten's activities in Rachman-land. 2004 Times (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Mag.) 19 Forty years ago it was the high street of Rachmanland... Today there's not a slum to be seen. Derivatives ˈRachmanite adj. of, resembling, or characteristic of a Rachman. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [adjective] > resembling an extortionist Rachmanite1964 1964 Times 23 Mar. 13/6 Rachmanite infection is now so widespread that the system would still need to be policed. 1965 Economist 6 Mar. 976/2 The poorer tenants who have suffered most from Rachmanite and neo-Rachmanite intimidation. 1993 D. Macleod in S. J. Brown & M. Fry Scotl. in Age Disruption iv. 68 There is..a good deal of depravity: Rachmanite landlords, loan-sharks, extortioners. ˈRachman-like adj. ΚΠ 1963 Daily Tel. 22 Nov. 28/4 ‘Rachman-like’ landlords illegally withheld deposits totalling more than £1,400. 2003 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 1 June 4 They have transformed the Rachman-like property in Vicarage Road, Henley, into a new home. ˈRachmanship n. = Rachmanism n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun] extortionc1340 askingc1400 extort power1492 exactiona1513 bribing1533 extort1541 pollage?1542 bloodsucking1548 scaffery1555 eviction1560 wringing1589 wresting1611 screwing1680 squeezing1681 extortinga1711 wringing1730 over-pull1867 Rachmanism1963 Rachmanship1963 1963 Guardian 7 Aug. 8/3 (heading) Rachmanship lives on. 1975 A. Glen Footholds against Whirlwind vi. 154 On return to base we found we had run into property Rachmanship of a difficult kind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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