单词 | staker |
释义 | stakern.1 a. One who drives in a stake; one who uses a stake. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > charge of simplest or commonest kind > figure like arrowhead pointed downwards pile1486 sentrie1486 staker1486 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > worker with skins or hides > [noun] > worker with leather > who smoothes or stretches staker1897 striker-out1921 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. b iv b A Sentre in armys is called stakar of tentis [? i.e. a tent-stake]. 1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) xx. 274 Should this occur, the staker's balance would be lost, and he would be in danger of being impaled upon his stake. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > workers performing other tasks or processes river?c1475 melter1511 sinker1526 folder up1552 wiper1552 scourer1574 heaver1587 stoverc1600 rasper1611 ripper1611 roller1616 smearer1632 waterleadera1650 scooper1668 smiter1670 puncher1681 staker1688 crusher1794 hardener1796 reamer1822 piledriver1826 catcher1832 waterproofer1837 middler1847 culler1850 hanger-on1858 pitcher1865 bumper1871 fine liner1871 bricksetter1883 waxer1890 bottle-oh1898 edger1909 bottle-o-er1915 caster1921 recycler1970 linesperson1973 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 261/1 Terms of Art used by Brick-Makers... Staker, is him that puts the Clay off the Ground, upon the Board. c. Canadian. One who stakes a (mining) claim. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > who stakes or takes up claim staker1898 1898 Yukon Midnight Sun (Dawson, Yukon Territory) 15 Aug. 1/3 He also said that until after September 1st no one but the original staker has any business upon these claims. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 Oct. 2/4 The original stakers are reported to be taking out $35 a day in coarse gold, some very large nuggets being found. 1954 North Star (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Aug. 2/1 Though a few stakers were ‘made’, it was generally the brokers and speculators who skimmed off the cream. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). stakern.2 One who stakes or wagers money, etc.In modern dictionaries. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > better bettor1584 gripe1591 better1614 staker1648 wagerer1660 sporting man1742 betting-man1819 fielder1844 investor1850 backer1853 punter1860 layer1871 accumulator1889 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Een wedder, a Wagerer, or a Staker. 1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. vii. 45 Willie was a great staker of his reputation. 1976 Sunday Times (Lagos) 7 Nov. 21/3 (advt.) Pools Magnet have won over ten million Naira for Stakers all over the world. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11486n.21648 |
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