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单词 scuttler
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scuttlern.1

/ˈskʌtlə/
Etymology: < scuttle v.1 + -er suffix1.
1.
a. Political slang. One who advocates a policy of ‘scuttle’ (see scuttle n.5 1b).
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > other international policies > supporters of
reciprocitarian1869
reciprocity-monger1869
scuttler1884
sanctionist1935
sanctioneer1937
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Dec. Thus the scuttlers..will be restrained from saying a word about scuttling.
b. U.S. A local name for the lizard Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (Cent. Dict. 1891).
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1886 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 17 46 Scuttler or streakfield (striped lizard).
2. In Manchester: One who takes part in a ‘scuttle’ or street-fight. See scuttle n.5 2.In the first quot. 1867 apparently used for: A street urchin, ‘gamin’. If the word is identical with that current in Manchester, the writer seems to have misapprehended its meaning.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > one who creates a disturbance or rioter > types of
meal-mobber1778
street rioter1830
scuttler1867
society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [noun] > street people > children > street-child
blackguard1699
street girl1764
street boy1796
mudlark1814
street urchin1827
gamin1832
street child1839
Arab1847
street Arab1853
muckworm1859
scuttler1867
gutter-snipec1869
gutter-child1870
gavroche1876
gutter-snippet1891
voyoua1896
street kid1910
dead-end kid1928
gurrier1936
1867 C. G. Gordon Let. 21 Sept. in Lett. to Sister (1888) 23 The poor scuttlers here, male and female, fill me with sorrow. They wear wooden clogs,..and make such a noise. [Also in later letters dated from other places, 1882–3, pp. 253, 271, 300, 302; sometimes glossed ‘boy’ by the editor.]
1887 Daily News 7 Feb. 6/2 A gang of ‘scuttlers’ who parade the streets [of Manchester] at night and assault passengers with belts and frequently with knives.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

scuttlern.2

/ˈskʌt(ə)lə/
Etymology: < scuttle v.2 + -er suffix1.
One who scuttles a ship; esp. with the design of ‘losing’ her and claiming the insurance-money.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > other types of defrauder or swindler
leger1591
concealer1597
break-bulk1622
bug hunter1725
land-shark1769
Morocco man1796
land-cook1807
nob-pitcher1819
bubble-man1862
scuttler1869
lumberer1897
prop man1966
society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > [noun] > sinking > causing sinking > cutting hole in ship > one who
scuttler1869
1869 Daily News 11 Dec. The over-insured..as well as the scuttler, should be..punished severely.
1884 Manch. Examiner 9 Aug. 5/1 Supposing the scuttlers..had not bungled in the business, the ship would have been among the missing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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