wormern.

Brit.

/ˈwəːmə/, U.S.

/ˈwərmər/

Etymology: < worm v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who pries into the affairs of others; one who ‘worms out’ (secrets).The meaning in quot. a1607 is uncertain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying > one who pries

spaniel1562

wormera1607

truffle dog1760

snooper1889

snoop1891

a1607 H. Chettle Trag. Hoffman (1631) sig. F1^v How say you, most valiant and reprobate Country men: haue ye not heard I haue bin a stinger, a tickler, a wormer.

1822 E. Nathan Langreath III. 465 The insidious wormer of family secrets.

a. One who catches or collects worms for bait.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > in charge of bait > collecting bait

bait-gatherer1842

trotter1864

wormer1880

1880 F. T. Buckland Nat. Hist. Brit. Fishes 11 It is a very interesting sight to see the lights of the numerous wormers when they are out with their lanterns collecting of a dark night.

1881 Athenæum 30 Apr. 594/2 A long reach is indispensable to a good wormer.

b. One who angles with a worm or worms as bait.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using bait

bait-fisher1835

wormer1891

dapper1920

1891 A. Lang Angling Sketches 26 In a small burn a skilled wormer may almost depopulate the pools.

1909 W. C. Platts Light Lines 82 And how keen some of these old wormers are!

3. U.S. = worm n. 16b.

ΚΠ

1891 in Cent. Dict.

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II.

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Wormer, a double screw on the end of a rammer for extracting a wad or cartridge from a muzzle-loading gun.

4. A preparation used to rid animals of worm infestations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [noun] > medicines or applications > parasiticide

phenothiazine1894

wormer1934

thiophanate1970

albendazole1976

1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1971 Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 45 (advt.) An ideal wormer. It is highly effective against all roundworms in the gut.

1980 Kenya Veterinarian June p.v (advt.) There's only one total spectrum wormer for sheep and cattle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wormer
释义	wormern. Brit. /ˈwəːmə/, U.S. /ˈwərmər/ Etymology: < worm v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who pries into the affairs of others; one who ‘worms out’ (secrets).The meaning in quot. a1607 is uncertain. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying > one who pries spaniel1562 wormera1607 truffle dog1760 snooper1889 snoop1891 a1607 H. Chettle Trag. Hoffman (1631) sig. F1^v How say you, most valiant and reprobate Country men: haue ye not heard I haue bin a stinger, a tickler, a wormer. 1822 E. Nathan Langreath III. 465 The insidious wormer of family secrets. 2. a. One who catches or collects worms for bait. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > in charge of bait > collecting bait bait-gatherer1842 trotter1864 wormer1880 1880 F. T. Buckland Nat. Hist. Brit. Fishes 11 It is a very interesting sight to see the lights of the numerous wormers when they are out with their lanterns collecting of a dark night. 1881 Athenæum 30 Apr. 594/2 A long reach is indispensable to a good wormer. b. One who angles with a worm or worms as bait. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using bait bait-fisher1835 wormer1891 dapper1920 1891 A. Lang Angling Sketches 26 In a small burn a skilled wormer may almost depopulate the pools. 1909 W. C. Platts Light Lines 82 And how keen some of these old wormers are! 3. U.S. = worm n. 16b. ΚΠ 1891 in Cent. Dict. 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Wormer, a double screw on the end of a rammer for extracting a wad or cartridge from a muzzle-loading gun. 4. A preparation used to rid animals of worm infestations. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [noun] > medicines or applications > parasiticide phenothiazine1894 wormer1934 thiophanate1970 albendazole1976 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1971 Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 45 (advt.) An ideal wormer. It is highly effective against all roundworms in the gut. 1980 Kenya Veterinarian June p.v (advt.) There's only one total spectrum wormer for sheep and cattle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1607
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