| 单词 | speed merchant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspeed merchant speed merchant n. colloquial one whose ‘business’ concerns the use of speed; spec. (a) Cricket a fast bowler; (b) one who enjoys driving or riding at high speed (cf. merchant adj. 1). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > one who rides in a vehicle > one fond of travelling at speed speeder1891 speed merchant1913 speed bug1914 speed demon1941 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless hell driver1699 scorcher1885 automaniac1902 speed merchant1913 speedster1921 thruster1925 cowboy1928 speed hog1928 speeder1974 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > bowler > types of bowler slow bowler1823 fast bowler1828 bias bowler1854 round-arm1858 demon bowler1861 left-hander1864 chucker1882 lobster1889 slow1895 leg-breaker1904 speed merchant1913 leg-spinner1920 spin bowler1920 off-spinner1924 quickie1934 tweaker1935 swerve-bowler1944 pace bowler1947 seam bowler1948 spinner1951 seamer1952 wrist-spinner1957 outswinger1958 swing bowler1958 quick1960 stock bowler1968 paceman1972 leggy1979 1913 J. B. Hobbs How to make Century xi. 80 The speed merchant was now sending up such hot samples that his every delivery was more likely to take a wicket than offer a chance of runs. 1923 Daily Mail 15 Feb. 6 The goggled ‘speed merchant’ cannot see so well as usual. 1928 Sunday Express 8 Apr. 2/3 This adventurous speed-merchant also hopes to have a crack at the motor-boat record. 1928 Weekly Disp. 20 May 20 To have to bat always against the three West Indian speed merchants on a wicket that is ‘kicking’ a bit. 1951 Ithaca (New York) Jrnl. 9 Aug. 21/1 [He] had a glass arm and he certainly was no speed merchant. 1982 J. B. Hilton Sunset Law i. 11 A County Court judge..drove at reckless speed about the highways, menacing speed-merchants with a Smith & Wesson. < as lemmas |
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