semaphoristn.

Brit.

/ˈsɛməfɔːrɪst/, U.S.

/ˈsɛməˌfɔrəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: semaphore n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < semaphore n. + -ist suffix. Compare French sémaphoriste (1894 or earlier).

A person who is responsible for a semaphore or who signals by semaphore.

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1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Semaphorist, one who has charge of a semaphore.

1898 Northwestern Reporter 75 1026/2 It was not received in the regular discharge of his duty, while in the service of the defendant as a semaphorist.

1933 Mariner's Mirror 19 327 The names of other semaphorists..have been freely favoured.

1985 T. M. Franck Nation against Nation ii. 26 Andrei Gromyko—then, as now, the bloodless semaphorist of Soviet intentions.

2004 Independent 2 Dec. (Review section) 6/2 There's a whole new digita franca out there that's turning tweens and teens..into demented semaphorists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	semaphorist
释义	semaphoristn. Brit. /ˈsɛməfɔːrɪst/, U.S. /ˈsɛməˌfɔrəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: semaphore n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < semaphore n. + -ist suffix. Compare French sémaphoriste (1894 or earlier). A person who is responsible for a semaphore or who signals by semaphore. ΚΠ 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Semaphorist, one who has charge of a semaphore. 1898 Northwestern Reporter 75 1026/2 It was not received in the regular discharge of his duty, while in the service of the defendant as a semaphorist. 1933 Mariner's Mirror 19 327 The names of other semaphorists..have been freely favoured. 1985 T. M. Franck Nation against Nation ii. 26 Andrei Gromyko—then, as now, the bloodless semaphorist of Soviet intentions. 2004 Independent 2 Dec. (Review section) 6/2 There's a whole new digita franca out there that's turning tweens and teens..into demented semaphorists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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