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单词 sledger
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sledgern.1

Etymology: < sledge n.2 or sledge v.2Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsledger.
One who drives or draws a sledge.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > conveyor of goods by vehicle > by a sled
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1661 Justiciary Rec. (S.H.S.) I. 13 Thomas Neilson, sledger in Leith, indyted for stealling of a Horse.
1876 Daily News 28 Oct. 5/4 Greenland was explored far to the eastward. The sledgers all suffered from scurvy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

sledgern.3

Brit. /ˈslɛdʒə/, U.S. /ˈslɛdʒər/, Australian English /ˈsledʒə/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sledge v.3, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < sledge v.3 + -er suffix1.
Cricket (originally and chiefly Australian).
A person who engages in sledging (sledging n.2), esp. on a regular basis. Also in more general use.
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1985 Telegraph (Brisbane) 19 Mar. (Sports section) 48/3 The sledging from the hill aimed at Thomson has been constant... ‘I hope they keep it up. We might even pay the admission price for some of the sledgers,’ McMahon said today.
1993 Guardian 8 July i. 20/7 And if this sounds an elderly fogeyish bleat, remember that the sledgers' repertoire includes racist insults, as Pakistani cricketers can testify.
2002 R. Perry Waugh's Way (rev. ed.) i. 34 He was always a sledger, who didn't care if he received abuse when batting.
2006 Inside Edge June 52/3 He is an aggressive batsman and a predominant sledger, but against the likes of Matthew Hoggard and Flintoff such traits could be a huge disadvantage.
2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Dec. 30 They assembled some of the best back-bench sledgers, including Alun Cairns, Robert Buckland, Therese Coffey, Mark Garnier, Stephen Mosley and Marcus Jones.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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