单词 | west ender |
释义 | > as lemmasˌWest ˈEnder ˌWest ˈEnder n. a person who lives at the western end of a town, esp. of London. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > inhabitant of part of town West Ender1823 west end1882 uptowner1924 urban villager1961 1823 H. Pellatt Sprees of Hall 48 West-enders stare and grunt And call our customs gritty, But when they want the blunt They pull up in the city. 1874 H. Mayhew London Characters 299 Already there is a sort of esprit de locale..amongst the inhabitants of the new quarters that the old West Ender never dreamed of. 1915 P. Davis Street-land ii. 26 The Boston Common is very frequently the battleground between the West-Enders and the South-Enders. 2009 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 June 14 The looks of disbelief on all the trendy West Enders' faces that such a beautiful, functional and funky building could even exist in Govan. < as lemmas |
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