单词 | word-watcher |
释义 | > as lemmasword-watcher word-watcher n. an observer or critic of linguistic usage. ΚΠ 1915 E. Sidgwick Duke Jones ii. i. 217 ‘But I'm far from uncritical, I ought to tell you,’ she remarked. ‘Oh—don't say you are a word-watcher too!’ 1936 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 13 Mar. 1/7 Naturalness is the watchword of the word watchers. 1980 Amer. Speech 55 77 -gate has undergone some developments that should interest word-watchers. 1997 S. Pinker How Mind Works (1998) vi. 386 Word-watchers, verbivores, and sesquipedalians love a challenge. < as lemmas |
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