| 单词 | tub-thumper |
| 释义 | tub-thumper in British Englishnoun a noisy, violent, or ranting public speaker tub-thumper in American English (ˈtʌbˌθʌmpər) noun a speaker or advocate characterized by speech or rhetoric that is passionate, pompous, blustering, etc. Derived forms tub-thumping (ˈtub-ˌthumping) adjective, noun tub-thumper in American English (ˈtʌbˌθʌmpər) noun a vociferous supporter or promoter, as of a cause Derived forms tub-thumping noun or adjective Word origin [1655–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barbecue, chassis, grille, intensity, mechanismExamples of 'tub-thumper' in a sentence |
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