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单词 blue-chipper
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blue-chippern.

Brit. /ˌbluː ˈtʃɪpə/, U.S. /ˌblu ˈtʃɪpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blue chip n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < blue chip n. + -er suffix1.
Chiefly North American.
1. A blue-chip company (see blue chip adj. 2a).In quot. 1953: a person in charge of a blue-chip company.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > stock > types of
joint stock1615
fancya1652
water stock1675
Bank stock1694
India stock1702
government stock1734
inscription1800
gas stock1820
railway stock1836
common stock1852
floater1871
blue chip1874
trunks1892
traction1896
omnium1902
mummy1903
motors1908
rollover1947
blue-chipper1953
red chip1968
large-cap1982
small cap1984
1953 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 8 May 4/3 (heading) Eisenhower kin now blue chipper.
1954 Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland) 2 Dec. 22/6 Scores of blue chippers have soared from 25 to 50 points in the last twelve months.
1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 13 Jan. 66 Sixteen big companies, including such blue-chippers as Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Gulf Oil and Greyhound.
2001 U.S. News & World Rep. 24 Dec. 32/1 In the late 1990s,..employees eagerly sought company stock, what with shares of blue-chippers like Dell and Lucent outpacing stodgy yet diversified mutual funds.
2. Something of great quality.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing
starOE
dainty1340
daisyc1485
say-piece1535
bravery1583
paragon1585
daint1633
rapper1653
supernaculum1704
dandy1785
roarer1813
sneezer1823
plum1825
trimmer1827
sockdolager1838
rasper1844
dinger1861
job1863
fizzer1866
champagne1880
beauty1882
pie1884
twanger1889
smasher1894
crackerjack1895
Taj Mahal1895
beaut1896
pearler1901
lollapalooza1904
bearcat1909
beaner1911
grande dame1915
Rolls-Royce1916
the nuts1917
pipperoo1939
rubydazzler1941
rumpty1941
rumptydooler1941
snodger1941
sockeroo1942
sweetheart1942
zinger1955
blue-chipper1957
ring-a-ding1959
premier cru1965
sharpie1970
stormer1978
1957 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 14 Nov. d44/1 The Owls are seven-point underdogs in Saturday's blue chipper at Houston against the Aggies.
1961 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 Oct. d42/1 More than 55,000 lovers of..Lotus, Jaguar and Corvette are expected at the Monterey blue chipper.
1994 M. Morrison Magic of Interactive Entertainm. vi. 184/1 The PC..is a real blue-chipper. You won't move 10 million units, but it's a safe bet.
3. A person (esp. an athlete) of exceptional ability or merit. Cf. blue chip n. 3.
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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > players by ability
second string1643
first string1865
all-star1893
finalist1898
qualifier1908
seed1931
blue chip1958
blue-chipper1958
danger man1976
1958 N.Y. Times 18 May s4/6 I never coached such blue-chippers before.
1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 30 June (Sports section) 43 Rookies Dave Meyers and Junior Bridgeman are the kind of blue-chippers who can step right into a pro line-up.
1993 Star-Ledger (Newark) 4 Dec. 34/6 Paulsboro..has a blue-chipper in sophomore quarterback Kevin Harvey, who has scored 16 TDs.
2006 A. Schmidt Matchmaker, Matchmaker viii. 152 The lady is a real blue-chipper. You cannot find a more decent, caring, lovely woman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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