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单词 tombstoner
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tombstonern.

Brit. /ˈtuːmstəʊnə/, U.S. /ˈtumˌstoʊnər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tombstone n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < tombstone n. + -er suffix1, after tombstoning n. 3. Compare slightly later tombstone v. 2.
British.
A person who engages in the activity or sport of tombstoning (tombstoning n. 3).
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1999 Evening Herald (Plymouth) 18 May 1 (headline) Paralysed teenager's warning to city ‘tombstoners’.
2008 Independent 1 Aug. 25/2 In Portland, a group of tombstoners was caught returning to a cliff at the weekend, the scene of several tombstoning accidents.
2009 Daily Mirror 10 Dec. 27/5 A tombstoner was swept to his death after jumping into rough seas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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