Simon Legreen.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪmən ləˈɡriː/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪm(ə)n ləˈɡri/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Simon Legree.

Etymology: < Simon Legree, the name of a cruel slave-owner in Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel (1851–2) by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–96).

A tyrannical, brutal slave-owner. Later usually in weakened use: an exacting, merciless taskmaster.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman > taskmaster > exacting hard work

strapping-master1851

Simon Legree1857

ball-breaker1950

1857 Anti-slavery Reporter 1 Oct. 231/2 The Simon Legrees who might attempt the cultivation of cotton in Africa, by the same cruel and compulsory process as that in use in the Southern States of the American Union.

1880 Donahoe's Mag. Mar. 247/1 The evil that Mrs. Stowe's book has done is that it led its readers to believe that every second planter in the South was a Simon Legree, who took delight in whipping, cutting, kicking, and starving his slaves.

1912 C. Mathewson & J. N. Wheeler Pitching in Pinch x. 229 At last, after the long junket through the South, on which all managers are Simon Legrees, is ended, comes a welcome day.

1969 Black Belt Jan. 63/2 Nishiyama, head of the AAKF, is being put into the light of a Simon Legree, who won't let his slaves out of his sight or do what they want.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 June iii. 10/4 I had one boss early in my career who was very bright but would lose his temper... My job was to be the buffer between that Simon Legree and the rest of the troops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simon legree
释义	Simon Legreen. Brit. /ˌsʌɪmən ləˈɡriː/, U.S. /ˌsaɪm(ə)n ləˈɡri/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Simon Legree. Etymology: < Simon Legree, the name of a cruel slave-owner in Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel (1851–2) by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–96). A tyrannical, brutal slave-owner. Later usually in weakened use: an exacting, merciless taskmaster. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman > taskmaster > exacting hard work strapping-master1851 Simon Legree1857 ball-breaker1950 1857 Anti-slavery Reporter 1 Oct. 231/2 The Simon Legrees who might attempt the cultivation of cotton in Africa, by the same cruel and compulsory process as that in use in the Southern States of the American Union. 1880 Donahoe's Mag. Mar. 247/1 The evil that Mrs. Stowe's book has done is that it led its readers to believe that every second planter in the South was a Simon Legree, who took delight in whipping, cutting, kicking, and starving his slaves. 1912 C. Mathewson & J. N. Wheeler Pitching in Pinch x. 229 At last, after the long junket through the South, on which all managers are Simon Legrees, is ended, comes a welcome day. 1969 Black Belt Jan. 63/2 Nishiyama, head of the AAKF, is being put into the light of a Simon Legree, who won't let his slaves out of his sight or do what they want. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 June iii. 10/4 I had one boss early in my career who was very bright but would lose his temper... My job was to be the buffer between that Simon Legree and the rest of the troops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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