spotlightern.

Brit.

/ˈspɒtlʌɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈspɑtˌlaɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spotlight n., -er suffix¹; spotlight v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < spotlight n. + -er suffix¹, and partly < spotlight v. + -er suffix¹.

1. Chiefly U.S. A person, esp. a politician or performer, who attracts public interest or who enjoys being the centre of attention; an attention-seeker. Cf. spotlight n. 1b. Now rare.

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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > ostentatious person

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ruffler1536

struttera1591

flaunter1598

glisterer1628

tulip1647

parader1747

swasher1821

swash1824

dazzler1839

rooster1840

show-off1841

swankera1846

Vanity-Fairian1847

grandstander1896

spotlighter1907

swank1913

swankpot1914

showboat1932

showboater1941

pavisander1950

1907 Manch. Courier 15 Mar. Suppl. 2/4 Theodore Roosevelt is what the profession calls a ‘spot-lighter’... He must be the hero or not perform at all.

1926 Salt Lake Tribune 9 May 4 It was tipped off to him that he was being roasted on the Quiet for being a Grandstander and a Spot-Lighter and a Glutton for Publicity.

1928 Port Arthur (Texas) News 30 Jan. 4 The spotlighters with little programs all their own for self advancement,..these practical politicians who ever seek the spotlight.

1948 Montana Standard 23 June 2/5 Among the spotlighters will be Margie Greenough, world's famous lady bronc rider.

2. Chiefly U.S. A person who hunts game, esp. deer, at night by using a spotlight to illuminate or dazzle the hunted animal; a person who engages in spotlighting (spotlighting n. 2). Cf. lamper n. Additions 2.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunter using lights

fire hunter1784

spotlighter1929

1929 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 23 July 4 The department announces that it will confiscate automobiles as well as rifles or other equipment used by the spotlighters.

1941 Pennsylvania Game News Dec. 22/3 A spotlighter shot the lower jaw off of a goat with a high power rifle within fifty yards of an occupied building.

1961 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 27 Jan. 3 The deer ‘spotlighters’ were ordered to pay a total of $3,250 in fines.

2007 Selkirk (Manitoba) Jrnl. 23 Nov. 7/1 I have never heard of a spotlighter accidentally shooting someone but I know of several cases where such wild night time chases by overzealous..officers resulted in serious injuries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spotlighter
释义	spotlightern. Brit. /ˈspɒtlʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈspɑtˌlaɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spotlight n., -er suffix¹; spotlight v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < spotlight n. + -er suffix¹, and partly < spotlight v. + -er suffix¹. 1. Chiefly U.S. A person, esp. a politician or performer, who attracts public interest or who enjoys being the centre of attention; an attention-seeker. Cf. spotlight n. 1b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > ostentatious person peacocka1425 ruffler1536 struttera1591 flaunter1598 glisterer1628 tulip1647 parader1747 swasher1821 swash1824 dazzler1839 rooster1840 show-off1841 swankera1846 Vanity-Fairian1847 grandstander1896 spotlighter1907 swank1913 swankpot1914 showboat1932 showboater1941 pavisander1950 1907 Manch. Courier 15 Mar. Suppl. 2/4 Theodore Roosevelt is what the profession calls a ‘spot-lighter’... He must be the hero or not perform at all. 1926 Salt Lake Tribune 9 May 4 It was tipped off to him that he was being roasted on the Quiet for being a Grandstander and a Spot-Lighter and a Glutton for Publicity. 1928 Port Arthur (Texas) News 30 Jan. 4 The spotlighters with little programs all their own for self advancement,..these practical politicians who ever seek the spotlight. 1948 Montana Standard 23 June 2/5 Among the spotlighters will be Margie Greenough, world's famous lady bronc rider. 2. Chiefly U.S. A person who hunts game, esp. deer, at night by using a spotlight to illuminate or dazzle the hunted animal; a person who engages in spotlighting (spotlighting n. 2). Cf. lamper n. Additions 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunter using lights fire hunter1784 spotlighter1929 1929 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 23 July 4 The department announces that it will confiscate automobiles as well as rifles or other equipment used by the spotlighters. 1941 Pennsylvania Game News Dec. 22/3 A spotlighter shot the lower jaw off of a goat with a high power rifle within fifty yards of an occupied building. 1961 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 27 Jan. 3 The deer ‘spotlighters’ were ordered to pay a total of $3,250 in fines. 2007 Selkirk (Manitoba) Jrnl. 23 Nov. 7/1 I have never heard of a spotlighter accidentally shooting someone but I know of several cases where such wild night time chases by overzealous..officers resulted in serious injuries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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