underminern.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈmʌɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌmaɪnər/

Etymology: < undermine v. So Dutch ondermijner.

1. One who undermines; a sapper.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > one performing other specific processes

underminer1519

leveller1712

timberman1850

stoper1874

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxxi. f. 257^v Vndermynars ouerthrewe the walle.

1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 79^v/1 An vnderminer, cunicularius.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 400 A frame or engin..under which the pioners and underminers had their ingresse and egresse.

1658 F. Osborne Trad. Mem. Raigne Iames 34 in Hist. Mem. Reigns Elizabeth & Iames These underminers..intended in their calculation the destruction of the house of Lords.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Underminer, a sapper.

figurative.a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 119 Blesse our poore Virginity from vnderminers and blowers vp. 1654 ‘Palaemon’ Friendship 28 He that is an underminer of the Foundation must of necessity ruine the Superstructure.

a. A secret or insidious assailant, subverter, destroyer, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > action > secretly > one that or who

underminer1571

Trojan horse1574

monkeywrencher1978

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xxvi. 4) Neyther will I come in company with undermyners.

1600 Baldwin's Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) viii. i. f. 129^v The whole broode of..secret vnderminers, hipocrits, and double dealers.

1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 60^v There are another kinde of cunning vndermyners.

1656 R. Baxter Reformed Pastor iii. ii. §4 Nor suffer underminers or persecutors to scatter them.

1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 96 No body is bound to look upon..his Underminer..as his friend.

1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 183 At Court, there are always a Sort of Underminers who would, if they durst, have been nibbling at him.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Calderon i To..his foes, his underminers—he assumed a yet greater frankness.

b. Const. of (the thing or person assailed).

ΚΠ

?1605 R. Dallington Method for Trauell sig. B2 The Iesuites, vnderminders and inueiglers of greene wits.

1650 T. Hubbert Pilula 70 In all ages there have been underminers of the power of godliness in a secret way.

a1674 Earl of Clarendon Brief View Leviathan (1676) 113 The neglect of Justice is an infallible underminer..of that security.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 288 A secret enemy to their interest, and an underminer of it.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 279 A concealed infidel, a secret underminer of things sacred.

1802 F. Burney Let. 14 Mar. in Jrnls. & Lett. (1975) V. Depression, that cruel underminer of every faculty that makes life worth sustaining.

1879 J. Cook Marriage 8 Do you stand here, underminers of the family life, and gaze into the eyes of these women!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	underminer
释义	underminern. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈmʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌmaɪnər/ Etymology: < undermine v. So Dutch ondermijner. 1. One who undermines; a sapper. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > one performing other specific processes underminer1519 leveller1712 timberman1850 stoper1874 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxxi. f. 257^v Vndermynars ouerthrewe the walle. 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 79^v/1 An vnderminer, cunicularius. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 400 A frame or engin..under which the pioners and underminers had their ingresse and egresse. 1658 F. Osborne Trad. Mem. Raigne Iames 34 in Hist. Mem. Reigns Elizabeth & Iames These underminers..intended in their calculation the destruction of the house of Lords. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Underminer, a sapper. figurative.a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 119 Blesse our poore Virginity from vnderminers and blowers vp. View more context for this quotation1654 ‘Palaemon’ Friendship 28 He that is an underminer of the Foundation must of necessity ruine the Superstructure. 2. a. A secret or insidious assailant, subverter, destroyer, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > action > secretly > one that or who underminer1571 Trojan horse1574 monkeywrencher1978 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xxvi. 4) Neyther will I come in company with undermyners. 1600 Baldwin's Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) viii. i. f. 129^v The whole broode of..secret vnderminers, hipocrits, and double dealers. 1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 60^v There are another kinde of cunning vndermyners. 1656 R. Baxter Reformed Pastor iii. ii. §4 Nor suffer underminers or persecutors to scatter them. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 96 No body is bound to look upon..his Underminer..as his friend. 1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 183 At Court, there are always a Sort of Underminers who would, if they durst, have been nibbling at him. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Calderon i To..his foes, his underminers—he assumed a yet greater frankness. b. Const. of (the thing or person assailed). ΚΠ ?1605 R. Dallington Method for Trauell sig. B2 The Iesuites, vnderminders and inueiglers of greene wits. 1650 T. Hubbert Pilula 70 In all ages there have been underminers of the power of godliness in a secret way. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Brief View Leviathan (1676) 113 The neglect of Justice is an infallible underminer..of that security. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 288 A secret enemy to their interest, and an underminer of it. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 279 A concealed infidel, a secret underminer of things sacred. 1802 F. Burney Let. 14 Mar. in Jrnls. & Lett. (1975) V. Depression, that cruel underminer of every faculty that makes life worth sustaining. 1879 J. Cook Marriage 8 Do you stand here, underminers of the family life, and gaze into the eyes of these women! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1519
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