termern.

Brit.

/ˈtəːmə/, U.S.

/ˈtərmər/

Forms: 1500s–1600s tearmer, 1500s–1600s 1800s– termer.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: term n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < term n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier termor n.

1. A person who visits or resides in London during a law term, either on legal business, or to take advantage of the increased opportunity for commerce, entertainment, or criminal activity. Sometimes derogatory. Now rare (historical after 17th cent.).Common from the mid 16th to the mid 17th centuries.In quot. 1834 perhaps in extended use: a carouser.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > frequenter

suitorc1300

resorter1533

termer?1548

frequenter1751

habitué1818

?1548 Wyll of Deuyll sig. A.iv^v To euery of these pety Bouget men of lawe and Tearmers, a couple of geldynges for him and his man.

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie xiv. 11 In westminster hall I..may be a termer all tymes and howrs.

1608 T. Dekker Belman of London sig. H3^v Some of these Boote-halers are called Termers, and they plye Westminster Hal: Michaelmas Terme is their haruest.

1643 W. Davenant Vnfortunate Lovers Epil. sig. G4^v To cry Playes down Is halfe the businesse Termers have in towne.

1683 J. Dunton Informer's Doom 133 You cozen the poor men and Countrey Termers with your filthy meat.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 221 Being noted ‘termers’, they met at the Goat and Tun, to finish a barrel of cwrw.

1875 A. W. Ward Hist. Eng. Dramatic Lit. II. vi. 85 (note) ‘Termers’ was a name of approbrium [sic] applied to persons who came up to town to make their harvest in term-time.

2007 A. Bailey Flaunting i. 6 The ‘niceness’ or the fussiness of those garments modelled by the ‘Termers’, the Inns of Court students who regularly attended their plays.

2. A person who is bound or restricted to a particular length of time for doing something; esp. (a) †a person who holds office only for a term or limited period; also figurative (obsolete); (b) (now only) a person serving a prison sentence for a fixed term (cf. lifer n. 2a). Cf. termor n.See also long-termer n., short-termer n. at short-term adj. Additions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > one who does something for a short time

termer1609

short-termer1961

society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > one who holds office for fixed term

termer1609

1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 287 One condition in the peace was, the continuing of the Empire vnto Philip, during his life; and such Tearmers are quickly dispatch't.

a1634 R. Clerke in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. 138 Salvation is no termer; grace ties not itself to times.

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) ii. 107 The High Priests being the ordinary standing Rulers of that people..and those of Iudah but Termers.

1901 Rep. Admin. Madras Presidency i. 16 Burmese convicts at the beginning of the year numbered 190,..of whom 129 were lifers and 29 termers.

2009 M. K. Stohr et al. Corrections 296/2 Prison 2 accepts regular ‘termers’ with verifiable drug and alcohol abuse problems.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	termer
释义	termern. Brit. /ˈtəːmə/, U.S. /ˈtərmər/ Forms: 1500s–1600s tearmer, 1500s–1600s 1800s– termer. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: term n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < term n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier termor n. 1. A person who visits or resides in London during a law term, either on legal business, or to take advantage of the increased opportunity for commerce, entertainment, or criminal activity. Sometimes derogatory. Now rare (historical after 17th cent.).Common from the mid 16th to the mid 17th centuries.In quot. 1834 perhaps in extended use: a carouser. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > frequenter suitorc1300 resorter1533 termer?1548 frequenter1751 habitué1818 ?1548 Wyll of Deuyll sig. A.iv^v To euery of these pety Bouget men of lawe and Tearmers, a couple of geldynges for him and his man. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie xiv. 11 In westminster hall I..may be a termer all tymes and howrs. 1608 T. Dekker Belman of London sig. H3^v Some of these Boote-halers are called Termers, and they plye Westminster Hal: Michaelmas Terme is their haruest. 1643 W. Davenant Vnfortunate Lovers Epil. sig. G4^v To cry Playes down Is halfe the businesse Termers have in towne. 1683 J. Dunton Informer's Doom 133 You cozen the poor men and Countrey Termers with your filthy meat. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 221 Being noted ‘termers’, they met at the Goat and Tun, to finish a barrel of cwrw. 1875 A. W. Ward Hist. Eng. Dramatic Lit. II. vi. 85 (note) ‘Termers’ was a name of approbrium [sic] applied to persons who came up to town to make their harvest in term-time. 2007 A. Bailey Flaunting i. 6 The ‘niceness’ or the fussiness of those garments modelled by the ‘Termers’, the Inns of Court students who regularly attended their plays. 2. A person who is bound or restricted to a particular length of time for doing something; esp. (a) †a person who holds office only for a term or limited period; also figurative (obsolete); (b) (now only) a person serving a prison sentence for a fixed term (cf. lifer n. 2a). Cf. termor n.See also long-termer n., short-termer n. at short-term adj. Additions. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > one who does something for a short time termer1609 short-termer1961 society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > one who holds office for fixed term termer1609 1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 287 One condition in the peace was, the continuing of the Empire vnto Philip, during his life; and such Tearmers are quickly dispatch't. a1634 R. Clerke in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. 138 Salvation is no termer; grace ties not itself to times. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) ii. 107 The High Priests being the ordinary standing Rulers of that people..and those of Iudah but Termers. 1901 Rep. Admin. Madras Presidency i. 16 Burmese convicts at the beginning of the year numbered 190,..of whom 129 were lifers and 29 termers. 2009 M. K. Stohr et al. Corrections 296/2 Prison 2 accepts regular ‘termers’ with verifiable drug and alcohol abuse problems. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1548
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