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单词 whitecapper
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whitecappern.

Brit. /ˈwʌɪtkapə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌkæpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whitecap n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < whitecap n. + -er suffix1. Compare slightly later whitecap v.
U.S. Now historical.
= whitecap n. 1b.
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1887 Indiana State Sentinel (Indianapolis) 8 June 1/6 The White-Cappers are still in pursuit of him, and if caught he will swing.
1895 T. Roosevelt in Cent. Mag. Nov. 72/2 The law-breaker, whether he be lyncher or whitecapper, or merely the liquor-seller who desires to drive an illegal business.
1904 N.Y. Evening Post 28 Jan. 9 The Mississippi has voted Gov. Vardaman a special appropriation to enable him to suppress the ‘white cappers’.
2008 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 6 Jan. d1 Masked whitecappers dragged Worley from his home, hanged him by a rope and left him to die.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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