Weight Watchern.

Brit.

/ˈweɪt ˌwɒtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈweɪt ˌwɑtʃər/,

/ˈweɪt ˌwɔtʃər/

Forms: Also weight-watcher.

Etymology: weight n.¹: see watch v. 12d.

Originally U.S.

1. plural. A proprietary name used esp. for (members of) an organization, Weight Watchers International Inc., formed to promote dietary control as a means of slimming, or any of its associated clubs. Occasionally in singular.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > dieting to lose weight > person

Weight Watchers1961

1961 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 28 Feb. tm130/2 The Low Calorie Candy Co., Inc... Filed Mar. 14, 1960. Weight Watcher. For dessert and pie mixes sold in combination packages... First use Feb. 1, 1960.

1964 N.Y. Herald Tribune 1 Nov. ii 4/3 Weight Watchers is an Alcoholics Anonymous for compulsive eaters.

1964 N.Y. Herald Tribune 1 Nov. ii 4/3 (caption) Novice Weight Watchers line up for the first session of a new group.

1966 J. Nidetch (title) The Weight Watchers Cookbook.

1966 Sunday Tel. 28 Aug. 2/4 A Long Island housewife has successfully tackled the American problem of compulsive eating with her movement Weight Watchers Incorporated, which now has hundreds of thousands of members in 15 States.

1967 Business Week 4 Mar. 106/3 They..transplant the Weight Watcher idea..under a system of franchises.

1967 Trade Marks Jrnl. 25 Oct. 1628/2 Weight Watchers... Books, printed publications, stationery, diaries, printed matter and pocket portfolios..all containing data pertaining to dieting and weight control. Weight Watchers International Inc.

1967 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 5 Sept. tm21/2 I. B. Kleinert Rubber Company, New York... Weight Watcher. For girdles.

1968 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 Jan. tm133/1 Weight Watchers International, Inc... Filed Sept. 26, 1967. Weight Watchers... For indicating membership in the applicant association.

1968 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 June tm146/1 Weight Watchers. For planning, executing and supervising diet programs by means of group meetings, courses [etc.]... First use May 15, 1963.

1972 J. Anderson in Clin. Endocrinol. (1973) 80 Group therapy should not be derided and is probably one of the main reasons for the apparent success of ‘Weight-Watchers’ clubs.

1977 P. Hill Liars xi. 144 You should join Weightwatchers... They'd slim you down in no time.

1978 Cornish Guardian 27 Apr. 12/5 Mr. Arthur spoke of the health campaign in arranging a ‘fun and jog’ for all ages, involving the local Weight Watchers, Keep Fit Classes.

1984 S. Moody Penny Dreadful xi. 144 Half the world starved while the other half joined Weight Watchers.

2. (With small initials.) A person who tries to lose weight, esp. by dieting; one who is weight-conscious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > making > as part of program > one who practises

Weight Watcher1966

slimmer1974

1966 Family Circle Jan. (recto front cover) Meal plans for weight-watchers.

1968 Sunday Times 10 Nov. 35 Italians are not exactly the keenest weight-watchers in the world and hardly let a day go by without forking into the pasta.

1970 Guardian 6 June 12/5 What the intelligent weight watcher needs is a diet which keeps her fit.

1971 New Scientist 4 Feb. 231/3 The hint to weight-watchers is obvious: keep food out of sight, and it should stay out of mind.

1983 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 17/4 The old message that it was good for weight watchers to eat a slice of cheese on a cream cracker has gone out of the window.

Derivatives

ˈweight-watching adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > making

weight-reducing1922

slimming1925

slenderizing1927

weight-watching1970

weight-conscious1974

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > dieting to lose weight

Banting1864

Bantingism1864

weight-watching1970

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 29/2 (advt.) Luncheon here is to be recommended..and for the weight watching girls..there are tempting light suggestions.

1978 Dumfries Courier 20 Oct. 28/3 Martin..decided that dieting or weight-watching were not for him.

1982 W. J. Burley Wycliffe's Wild-goose Chase iv. 66 ‘Beef casserole with boiled potatoes and carrots.’ Good! But not for weight watching.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weight watcher
释义	Weight Watchern. Brit. /ˈweɪt ˌwɒtʃə/, U.S. /ˈweɪt ˌwɑtʃər/, /ˈweɪt ˌwɔtʃər/ Forms: Also weight-watcher. Etymology: weight n.¹: see watch v. 12d. Originally U.S. 1. plural. A proprietary name used esp. for (members of) an organization, Weight Watchers International Inc., formed to promote dietary control as a means of slimming, or any of its associated clubs. Occasionally in singular. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > dieting to lose weight > person Weight Watchers1961 1961 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 28 Feb. tm130/2 The Low Calorie Candy Co., Inc... Filed Mar. 14, 1960. Weight Watcher. For dessert and pie mixes sold in combination packages... First use Feb. 1, 1960. 1964 N.Y. Herald Tribune 1 Nov. ii 4/3 Weight Watchers is an Alcoholics Anonymous for compulsive eaters. 1964 N.Y. Herald Tribune 1 Nov. ii 4/3 (caption) Novice Weight Watchers line up for the first session of a new group. 1966 J. Nidetch (title) The Weight Watchers Cookbook. 1966 Sunday Tel. 28 Aug. 2/4 A Long Island housewife has successfully tackled the American problem of compulsive eating with her movement Weight Watchers Incorporated, which now has hundreds of thousands of members in 15 States. 1967 Business Week 4 Mar. 106/3 They..transplant the Weight Watcher idea..under a system of franchises. 1967 Trade Marks Jrnl. 25 Oct. 1628/2 Weight Watchers... Books, printed publications, stationery, diaries, printed matter and pocket portfolios..all containing data pertaining to dieting and weight control. Weight Watchers International Inc. 1967 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 5 Sept. tm21/2 I. B. Kleinert Rubber Company, New York... Weight Watcher. For girdles. 1968 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 Jan. tm133/1 Weight Watchers International, Inc... Filed Sept. 26, 1967. Weight Watchers... For indicating membership in the applicant association. 1968 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 June tm146/1 Weight Watchers. For planning, executing and supervising diet programs by means of group meetings, courses [etc.]... First use May 15, 1963. 1972 J. Anderson in Clin. Endocrinol. (1973) 80 Group therapy should not be derided and is probably one of the main reasons for the apparent success of ‘Weight-Watchers’ clubs. 1977 P. Hill Liars xi. 144 You should join Weightwatchers... They'd slim you down in no time. 1978 Cornish Guardian 27 Apr. 12/5 Mr. Arthur spoke of the health campaign in arranging a ‘fun and jog’ for all ages, involving the local Weight Watchers, Keep Fit Classes. 1984 S. Moody Penny Dreadful xi. 144 Half the world starved while the other half joined Weight Watchers. 2. (With small initials.) A person who tries to lose weight, esp. by dieting; one who is weight-conscious. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > making > as part of program > one who practises Weight Watcher1966 slimmer1974 1966 Family Circle Jan. (recto front cover) Meal plans for weight-watchers. 1968 Sunday Times 10 Nov. 35 Italians are not exactly the keenest weight-watchers in the world and hardly let a day go by without forking into the pasta. 1970 Guardian 6 June 12/5 What the intelligent weight watcher needs is a diet which keeps her fit. 1971 New Scientist 4 Feb. 231/3 The hint to weight-watchers is obvious: keep food out of sight, and it should stay out of mind. 1983 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 17/4 The old message that it was good for weight watchers to eat a slice of cheese on a cream cracker has gone out of the window. Derivatives ˈweight-watching adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > making weight-reducing1922 slimming1925 slenderizing1927 weight-watching1970 weight-conscious1974 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > dieting to lose weight Banting1864 Bantingism1864 weight-watching1970 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 29/2 (advt.) Luncheon here is to be recommended..and for the weight watching girls..there are tempting light suggestions. 1978 Dumfries Courier 20 Oct. 28/3 Martin..decided that dieting or weight-watching were not for him. 1982 W. J. Burley Wycliffe's Wild-goose Chase iv. 66 ‘Beef casserole with boiled potatoes and carrots.’ Good! But not for weight watching. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1961
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