单词 | bumbailiff |
释义 | bumbailiff[ buhm-bey-lif ] / ˌbʌmˈbeɪ lɪf / noun British: Disparaging.(formerly) a bailiff or underbailiff employed in serving writs, making arrests, etc. Origin of bumbailiff1595–1605; bum2 + bailiff; alluding to their following close behind debtors and other offenders Words nearby bumbailiffBulwer, Bulwer-Lytton, bum, bum around, bum bag, bumbailiff, bumbershoot, bumble, bumblebee, bumblebeefish, bumbleberry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bumbailiffbumbailiff / (ˌbʌmˈbeɪlɪf) / nounBritish derogatory (formerly) an officer employed to collect debts and arrest debtors for nonpayment Word Origin for bumbailiffC17: from bum 1 + bailiff, so called because he follows hard behind debtors Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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