单词 | brain-picker |
释义 | > as lemmasbrain-picker brain-picker n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > one who carries out delverc888 trier1547 scrutinist1669 brain-picker1810 seeker after truth1840 burrower1854 researcher1883 researchist1901 1810 Lady Lyttelton Let. 11 Feb. (1912) 94 He will meet a formidable body of brain-pickers. 1963 Times 25 Mar. 15/1 Very successful farmers are apt to be inveterate brain-pickers. 1992 Chicago Tribune 28 Oct. i. 3/1 He's a hired brain-picker trying to figure out what your personal fears, hopes or prejudices are, so that he can advise a politician how to more skillfully lie to you. < as lemmas |
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