world-mann.

Brit.

/ˈwəːldman/, U.S.

/ˈwər(ə)ldˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural world-men.

Forms:

α. See world n. and man n.¹

β. Middle English werlds-man, Middle English worldes-men (plural).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: world n., man n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms cognate with or formed similarly to Dutch wereldman politician (1719, rare), person with knowledge of the world (1903), Old High German weraltman worldly or secular person (Middle High German werltman person living in the world, worldly person) < the Germanic base of world n. + the Germanic base of man n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of world n. + man n.¹; compare Old Icelandic veraldar maðr man of this world, layman, Old Swedish värulds man person living in the world, person of status, Old Danish værilz man layman (compare Danish verdensmand person with knowledge of the world). With sense 2 compare man of the world n.

Now rare.

1. A person of this world, a human being. In later quots.: a person regarded as a type of humankind; one whose interests transcend nationality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > [noun]

hadc900

lifesmaneOE

maneOE

world-maneOE

ghostOE

wyeOE

lifeOE

son of manOE

wightc1175

soulc1180

earthmanc1225

foodc1225

person?c1225

creaturec1300

bodyc1325

beera1382

poppetc1390

flippera1400

wat1399

corsec1400

mortal?a1425

deadly?c1450

hec1450

personagec1485

wretcha1500

human1509

mundane1509

member1525

worma1556

homo1561

piece of flesh1567

sconce1567

squirrel?1567

fellow creature1572

Adamite1581

bloat herringa1586

earthling1593

mother's child1594

stuff1598

a piece of flesh1600

wagtail1607

bosom1608

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boots1623

tick1631

worthy1649

earthlies1651

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personal1678

personality1678

sooterkin1680

party1686

worldling1687

human being1694

water-wagtail1694

noddle1705

human subject1712

piece of work1713

somebody1724

terrestrial1726

anybody1733

individual1742

character1773

cuss1775

jig1781

thingy1787

bod1788

curse1790

his nabs1790

article1796

Earthite1814

critter1815

potato1815

personeityc1816

nibs1821

somebody1826

tellurian1828

case1832

tangata1840

prawn1845

nigger1848

nut1856

Snooks1860

mug1865

outfit1867

to deliver the goods1870

hairpin1879

baby1880

possum1894

hot tamale1895

babe1900

jobbie1902

virile1903

cup of tea1908

skin1914

pisser1918

number1919

job1927

apple1928

mush1936

face1944

jong1956

naked ape1965

oke1970

punter1975

eOE Metres of Boethius xxviii. 10 An þara tungla woruldmen hatað wænes þisla.

OE Crist III 1015 Forþon nis ænig wundor hu him woruldmonna seo unclæne gecynd..hearde ondrede, ðonne sio halge gecynd..for ðære onsyne beoð egsan afyrhte.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14040 Nulleþ [hii] hit biginne for nane weorld-monne [c1300 Otho worle-þinge].

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 10 The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.

1913 Railroad Telegrapher May 713/1 ‘Mitchell is a worldman,’ asserted Mr. Sulzer, ‘who has a great heart and a great head.’

1929 Hsi-Tseng Tsiang Poems of Chinese Revolution 8 Don't call me ‘Chinaman’! Yes, I am a ‘Laundryman’! The workingman! Don't call me ‘Chinaman’, I am the Worldman, ‘The International Soviet Shall be his human race’!

†2. A person whose interests are of a worldly or material nature; one concerned with worldly matters, a worldling. Also: a secular or lay person (in contradistinction to an ecclesiastic or cleric). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worldliness > worldly person

world-manOE

worldling1549

worldly wiseman1561

cosmopolite1614

worldly wiseling1681

OE Rule St. Benet (Corpus Cambr.) lvii. 95 Gif hwylc neod sy to becypenne ænig þing heora handcræftes, þæt sy butan gitsunge undeoror geseald, þonne hit woroldmannum gewunelic sy.

OE Ælfric Let. to Wulfsige (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 19 Ne he [sc. preost] ne drince æt wintunnum, swa swa woroldmenn doð.

c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Royal) (1981) l. 222 (MED) Ichulle fordon þe wisdom of þeos wise worldmen..ant warpen þe wit of þeos world witti.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 27172 Wit þis word ‘qua’ þou agh to min, Quat man he es þat did þe sin..Werlds man, or clerc, or closterer.

1609 Bp. W. Barlow Eagle & Body sig. E2 ^v An infallible note, he will not say of a reprobate, but certainly of a worldman, not yet regenerate.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold III. xi. i. 154 But one smile of the sceptic or the world-man was seen on the paling lips of those present.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	world-man
释义	world-mann. Brit. /ˈwəːldman/, U.S. /ˈwər(ə)ldˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural world-men. Forms: α. See world n. and man n.¹ β. Middle English werlds-man, Middle English worldes-men (plural). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: world n., man n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms cognate with or formed similarly to Dutch wereldman politician (1719, rare), person with knowledge of the world (1903), Old High German weraltman worldly or secular person (Middle High German werltman person living in the world, worldly person) < the Germanic base of world n. + the Germanic base of man n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of world n. + man n.¹; compare Old Icelandic veraldar maðr man of this world, layman, Old Swedish värulds man person living in the world, person of status, Old Danish værilz man layman (compare Danish verdensmand person with knowledge of the world). With sense 2 compare man of the world n. Now rare. 1. A person of this world, a human being. In later quots.: a person regarded as a type of humankind; one whose interests transcend nationality. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > [noun] hadc900 lifesmaneOE maneOE world-maneOE ghostOE wyeOE lifeOE son of manOE wightc1175 soulc1180 earthmanc1225 foodc1225 person?c1225 creaturec1300 bodyc1325 beera1382 poppetc1390 flippera1400 wat1399 corsec1400 mortal?a1425 deadly?c1450 hec1450 personagec1485 wretcha1500 human1509 mundane1509 member1525 worma1556 homo1561 piece of flesh1567 sconce1567 squirrel?1567 fellow creature1572 Adamite1581 bloat herringa1586 earthling1593 mother's child1594 stuff1598 a piece of flesh1600 wagtail1607 bosom1608 fragment1609 boots1623 tick1631 worthy1649 earthlies1651 snap1653 pippin1665 being1666 personal1678 personality1678 sooterkin1680 party1686 worldling1687 human being1694 water-wagtail1694 noddle1705 human subject1712 piece of work1713 somebody1724 terrestrial1726 anybody1733 individual1742 character1773 cuss1775 jig1781 thingy1787 bod1788 curse1790 his nabs1790 article1796 Earthite1814 critter1815 potato1815 personeityc1816 nibs1821 somebody1826 tellurian1828 case1832 tangata1840 prawn1845 nigger1848 nut1856 Snooks1860 mug1865 outfit1867 to deliver the goods1870 hairpin1879 baby1880 possum1894 hot tamale1895 babe1900 jobbie1902 virile1903 cup of tea1908 skin1914 pisser1918 number1919 job1927 apple1928 mush1936 face1944 jong1956 naked ape1965 oke1970 punter1975 eOE Metres of Boethius xxviii. 10 An þara tungla woruldmen hatað wænes þisla. OE Crist III 1015 Forþon nis ænig wundor hu him woruldmonna seo unclæne gecynd..hearde ondrede, ðonne sio halge gecynd..for ðære onsyne beoð egsan afyrhte. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14040 Nulleþ [hii] hit biginne for nane weorld-monne [c1300 Otho worle-þinge]. 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 10 The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged. 1913 Railroad Telegrapher May 713/1 ‘Mitchell is a worldman,’ asserted Mr. Sulzer, ‘who has a great heart and a great head.’ 1929 Hsi-Tseng Tsiang Poems of Chinese Revolution 8 Don't call me ‘Chinaman’! Yes, I am a ‘Laundryman’! The workingman! Don't call me ‘Chinaman’, I am the Worldman, ‘The International Soviet Shall be his human race’! †2. A person whose interests are of a worldly or material nature; one concerned with worldly matters, a worldling. Also: a secular or lay person (in contradistinction to an ecclesiastic or cleric). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worldliness > worldly person world-manOE worldling1549 worldly wiseman1561 cosmopolite1614 worldly wiseling1681 OE Rule St. Benet (Corpus Cambr.) lvii. 95 Gif hwylc neod sy to becypenne ænig þing heora handcræftes, þæt sy butan gitsunge undeoror geseald, þonne hit woroldmannum gewunelic sy. OE Ælfric Let. to Wulfsige (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 19 Ne he [sc. preost] ne drince æt wintunnum, swa swa woroldmenn doð. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Royal) (1981) l. 222 (MED) Ichulle fordon þe wisdom of þeos wise worldmen..ant warpen þe wit of þeos world witti. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 27172 Wit þis word ‘qua’ þou agh to min, Quat man he es þat did þe sin..Werlds man, or clerc, or closterer. 1609 Bp. W. Barlow Eagle & Body sig. E2 ^v An infallible note, he will not say of a reprobate, but certainly of a worldman, not yet regenerate. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold III. xi. i. 154 But one smile of the sceptic or the world-man was seen on the paling lips of those present. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.eOE
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