| 单词 | safety-firster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌsafety-ˈfirster ˌsafety-ˈfirster n. a person who avoids taking risks. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun] > cautious person cautionista1656 shy-cock1768 pussyfoot1907 safety-firster1915 pussyfooter1923 piker1929 1915 Outlook 2 June 274/2 The genuine fighters labor, and care not if the more cautious ‘safety-firsters’ enter into their labors. 1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub xi. 140 You're trying to persuade me to be cowardly and middle-aged, a safety-firster. 2005 Times (Nexis) 11 June 14 Pointless, cheery and breezy, it [sc. The Cannonball Run] appealed..with its whacky races,..love of speed and twitting of safety-firsters. < as lemmas |
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