upliftern.

Brit.

/ˌʌpˈlɪftə/, U.S.

/ˌəpˈlɪftər/,

/ˈəpˌlɪftər/

Etymology: < uplift v.

†1. Scottish. A collector (of rents, etc.). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1585–6 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. IV. 47 The upliftaris of the said taxt.

1641 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Jan. (1855) 159 He hes constituted the said James Montgomerie uplifter thairof [sc. of the king's rents].

2. One who raises or elevates.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which

fostrild?c1225

nurser1363

speed1377

promoter1384

furtherer1390

speederc1400

upraiserc1440

promotor1517

nurse1526

advancer1540

promover1545

fosterera1586

increasera1625

fartherer1633

uplifter1650

cultivator1663

upbuilder1865

1650 Metr. Psalms Ch. Scot. iii. 3 Yet thou my shield, and glory art, th' uplifter of mine head.

1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket i. i. 27 Henry the King hath been..mine uplifter in this world.

1890 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 57 Henceforth he should be a man of influence, and a great uplifter of men.

3. North American. One engaged in social reform; a ‘do-gooder’.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > unrealistic philanthropism > unrealistic philanthropist

do-gooder1901

sob sister1912

do-good1923

uplifter1923

do-gooding1938

1923 Nation 21 Nov. 569/2 There is nothing the matter with the United States except..the parlor socialists, up-lifters, and do-goods.

1935 S. Lewis It can't happen Here xvii. 191 Social workers, both amateurs and long-trained professional uplifters.

1971 J. H. Gray Red Lights on Prairies iv. 97 As the publisher of the paper explained when uplifters complained..it was no part of the responsibility of a newspaper to police the morals of its tenants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	uplifter
释义	upliftern. Brit. /ˌʌpˈlɪftə/, U.S. /ˌəpˈlɪftər/, /ˈəpˌlɪftər/ Etymology: < uplift v. †1. Scottish. A collector (of rents, etc.). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1585–6 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. IV. 47 The upliftaris of the said taxt. 1641 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Jan. (1855) 159 He hes constituted the said James Montgomerie uplifter thairof [sc. of the king's rents]. 2. One who raises or elevates. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which fostrild?c1225 nurser1363 speed1377 promoter1384 furtherer1390 speederc1400 upraiserc1440 promotor1517 nurse1526 advancer1540 promover1545 fosterera1586 increasera1625 fartherer1633 uplifter1650 cultivator1663 upbuilder1865 1650 Metr. Psalms Ch. Scot. iii. 3 Yet thou my shield, and glory art, th' uplifter of mine head. 1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket i. i. 27 Henry the King hath been..mine uplifter in this world. 1890 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 57 Henceforth he should be a man of influence, and a great uplifter of men. 3. North American. One engaged in social reform; a ‘do-gooder’. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > unrealistic philanthropism > unrealistic philanthropist do-gooder1901 sob sister1912 do-good1923 uplifter1923 do-gooding1938 1923 Nation 21 Nov. 569/2 There is nothing the matter with the United States except..the parlor socialists, up-lifters, and do-goods. 1935 S. Lewis It can't happen Here xvii. 191 Social workers, both amateurs and long-trained professional uplifters. 1971 J. H. Gray Red Lights on Prairies iv. 97 As the publisher of the paper explained when uplifters complained..it was no part of the responsibility of a newspaper to police the morals of its tenants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1585
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